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Sculptor:
Moore, Bruce 1905-1980  Search this
Medium:
Concrete, plaster, glass on Carthalite
Culture:
Indian  Search this
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Architectural component
Sculptures-Relief
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by City of Wichita Department of Parks and Recreation 455 North Main, 11th Floor Wichita Kansas 67202
Located Minisa Bridge 13th Street, Little Arkansas River Wichita Kansas
Date:
1932
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas, Wichita survey, 1993.
Paulsen, Chris, ed., "Beautifying Wichita Through Sculpture," Wichita, KS: Project Beauty, Inc., c. 1989. (booklet)
Polk, Chris Paulsen, "Beautifying Wichita Through Sculpture," Wichita, KS: Project Beauty, Inc., 2007, pg. 65.
Polk, Chris Paulsen, "Beautifying Wichita Through Sculpture," Wichita, KS: Project Beauty, Inc., 2007, pg. 65.
Image on file.
Paulsen, Chris, ed., "Beautifying Wichita Through Sculpture," Wichita, KS: Project Beauty, Inc., c. 1989, pg. 16.
unsigned
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.
Summary:
Sculpture reliefs decorating the Minisa bridge, include: at each corner a wall approach, ornamented at each end by a column topped with a bust of a male Native American, and buffalo heads. Across the upper portion of the approach is a band of geometric relief shapes in a repeat pattern. Along the bridge railing there are several relief profiles of a full buffalo, reddish brown in coloring.
Topic:
Figure male--Bust  Search this
Ethnic  Search this
Animal--Cattle  Search this
Control number:
IAS 88410024
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_302250