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Bronco Buster

Alexander Phimister Proctor
1920

Description

Sculpture of a cowboy on his bucking bronco.

Inscription(s)

"BRONCHO BUSTER"
presented to denver
by
J.K. MULLEN
a.d., 1920

Signature

a. phimister proctor

Annotation

In the mid-1910s, at the request of Major Robert Speer (who was also Denver Mayor from 1904-1912 and 1916-1918), two large bronzes in Civic Center park were given to the city by two civic-minded Denver residents who wanted to leave lasting memorials of beauty to the city.

Sculptor

Alexander Phimister Proctor (Bosanquet, Ontario, 1860 - Palo Alto, California, 1950), American sculptor with the contemporary reputation as one of the nation's foremost animaliers (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Denver Business Journal, 10 Nov. 1997, Art on parade: Denver finds place for sculpture.
Waymarking.com, The Bronco Buster - Denver, CO.

Locatie (N 39°44'20" - W 104°59'20") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

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