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The Trader, (sculpture). Artist:  Sundt, Duke, sculptor. Santa Fe Bronze, founder. Title:  The Trader, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Traders, (sculpture). Dates:  Designed 1986. 1988. Dedicated Oct. 29, 1988. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete and stone. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 11 ft. x Diam. 8 ft.; Base: approx. H. 28 in. x Diam. 9 ft. Inscription:  The Trader/by/Duke Sundt/Santa Fe/Bronze/1988 signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  A grouping of three full-length figures engaged in trade as occurred in New Mexico during the mid-1800s. On the proper left of the group squats a Native American man examining a tomahawk head held in his proper right hand while he holds an upright, steel-tipped spear in his left. His hair is braided with two feathers in it, and he wears fringed leggings and moccasins with a blanket draped over his shoulder. Standing slightly behind him and to his proper right is a Hispanic vaquero. He has a mustache, carries a pommel bag slung over his proper right shoulder, and wears a high-crowned, medium-brimmed hat, a short jacket over a loose shirt, pants covered by leggings, and moccasins with spurs. Kneeling slightly in front and to the proper right of the vaquero is a mustachioed Anglo trader wearing a short-crowned hat, buckskin shirt and pants, and high-topped boots. He holds a Hawkins rifle in his proper right hand. Between the figures are trade goods such as skinning knives, Green River knives, and English and French tomahawk heads, spread out on a beaver pelt. Subject:  History -- United States -- Westward Expansion History -- United States -- New Mexico Allegory -- Other -- Trade Occupation -- Other -- Cowboy Ethnic -- Indian Ethnic -- Hispanic Western Figure group -- Male Object -- Weapon -- Dagger Occupation -- Hunter -- Trapper Object -- Weapon -- Axe Object -- Weapon -- Spear Object -- Weapon -- Gun Dress -- Accessory -- Hat Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New Mexico -- Las Cruces Sculpture Owner:  Administered by New Mexico State University, College of Business Administration and Economics, Department 3AD, Las Cruces, New Mexico 88003 Located New Mexico State University, Business College Plaza, Las Cruces, New Mexico Remarks:  Commissioned by the New Mexico State University College of Business Administration and Economics, to incorporate the themes of New Mexico's three primary cultures and the importance of commerce to New Mexico's development. The sculptor describes the sculpture as depicting "the birth of trade between the three cultures." The sculpture was partially financed by the sale of a limited edition of 13 inch tall maquettes. The sculptor is a graduate of New Mexico State University. IAS files contain two related articles from NMSU Roundup, one from Oct. 27, 1988. IAS files also contain a related brochure produced by the College of Business Administration and Economics. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Mexico survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS NM000095   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NM000095 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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