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A bronze sculpture of a bison with his head and front leg lowered toward the ground.
A bronze sculpture of a bison with his head and front leg lowered toward the ground.
A bronze sculpture of a bison with his head and front leg lowered toward the ground.
A bronze sculpture of a bison with his head and front leg lowered toward the ground.
A bronze sculpture of a bison with his head and front leg lowered toward the ground.

American Cattle

Charles M. Russell (1864-1926)

Object Details

  • Date

    ca. 1913, cast ca. 1913-1915

  • Object Type

    Sculptures

  • Medium

    Bronze

  • Contributors

    Cast by Roman Bronze Works

  • Object Format

    Lost-wax casting

  • Dimensions

    5 1/8 x 8 5/8 x 4 3/4 in.

  • Edition

    18 estimated lifetime casts (9 pairs)

  • Inscriptions

    On the rounded edge of the base down to the bottom edge, directly below the left side of the buffalo's neck, in an area between the animal's lowered head and the left front leg: C M Russell \ c [circled] [skull]

    At the lower edge of the base, directly below the middle of the buffalo's right side, engraved in the metal: 33

    FOUNDRY MARK:

    At the lower edge of the base, directly below the right flank of the buffalo: R.B.W.

  • Collection Name

    Amon G. Carter Collection

  • Credit Line

    Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas, Amon G. Carter Collection

  • Accession Number

    1961.92

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Additional details

Location: Off view
Part of: Amon G. Carter Collection
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