The Broncho Buster
Artist
Frederic Remington
(American, 1861 - 1909)
Date1909, posthumously cast c. 1915
Mediumcast bronze
Dimensions32 3/4 x 27 3/8 x 17 5/8 inches (83.2 x 69.5 x 44.8 cm)
Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965
Object number21.2.2
ClassificationsSculptures
Label TextFrederic Remington created iconic images of western types. He greatly admired the cowboy. In The Broncho Buster he portrayed the cowboy as the wild rider, high-spirited and brave. The cowboy also masters wildness by taming the broncho.
ProvenanceLincoln Ellsworth [1]; (Edward Eberstadt & Sons, New York, New York); purchased February 25, 1958 by H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965]; bequeathed September 2, 1965 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art
| 1. Michael Greenbaum, Icons of the West, p. 183
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