The Bronco Buster, Frederic Remington; Roman Bronze Works

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Frederic Remington; Roman Bronze Works, The Bronco Buster
Frederic Remington; Roman Bronze Works, The Bronco Buster
Frederic Remington , Roman Bronze Works
The Bronco Buster
1895, cast 1906
Frederic Remington, artist
1861–1909
Roman Bronze Works, caster
founded 1899
The Bronco Buster, 1895, cast 1906
Where object was made: United States
Material/technique: bronze
Dimensions:
Object Height (Height): 59.5 cm
Object Height (Height): 23 7/16 in
Credit line: Museum purchase through the Greater University Fund
Accession number: 1954.0123
Not on display
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Frederic Remington traveled in the western United States. He made sketches and photographs of cowboys. He even spent time working as a cowboy. His photographs and sketches helped him capture the feeling of movment in his sculptures. Look closely at this sculpture. What words would you use to describe the moment being shown?
This Land
When my leg swings ‘cross on an outlaw hawse And my spurs clinch into his hide, He kin r’ar and pitch over hill and ditch, But wherever he goes I’ll ride. Let ‘im spin and flop like a crazy top Or flit like a wind-whipped smoke, But he’ll know the feel of my rowelled heel Till he’s happy to own he’s broke. —Excerpt from “The Outlaw” by Badger Clark, 1915 Remington’s action bronze of a heroic cowboy anticipates the flourishing of 20th-century Westerns—novels, poems, and films depicting events in the late 19th-century Old West.
This Land
When my leg swings ‘cross on an outlaw hawse And my spurs clinch into his hide, He kin r’ar and pitch over hill and ditch, But wherever he goes I’ll ride. Let ‘im spin and flop like a crazy top Or flit like a wind-whipped smoke, But he’ll know the feel of my rowelled heel Till he’s happy to own he’s broke. —Excerpt from “The Outlaw” by Badger Clark, 1915 Remington’s action bronze of a heroic cowboy anticipates the flourishing of 20th-century Westerns—novels, poems, and films depicting events in the late 19th-century Old West.
This Land
When my leg swings ‘cross on an outlaw hawse And my spurs clinch into his hide, He kin r’ar and pitch over hill and ditch, But wherever he goes I’ll ride. Let ‘im spin and flop like a crazy top Or flit like a wind-whipped smoke, But he’ll know the feel of my rowelled heel Till he’s happy to own he’s broke. -Excerpt from “The Outlaw” by Badger Clark, 1915 Remington’s action bronze of a heroic cowboy anticipates the flourishing of 20th-century Westerns, novels, poems, and films depicting events in the late 19th century Old West.
This Land
When my leg swings ‘cross on an outlaw hawse And my spurs clinch into his hide, He kin r’ar and pitch over hill and ditch, But wherever he goes I’ll ride. Let ‘im spin and flop like a crazy top Or flit like a wind-whipped smoke, But he’ll know the feel of my rowelled heel Till he’s happy to own he’s broke. -Excerpt from “The Outlaw” by Badger Clark, 1915 Remington’s action bronze of a heroic cowboy anticipates the flourishing of 20th-century Westerns, novels, poems, and films depicting events in the late 19th century Old West.
Exhibition Label: "This Land," Mar-2014, Kate Meyer When my leg swings ‘cross on an outlaw hawse And my spurs clinch into his hide, He kin r’ar and pitch over hill and ditch, But wherever he goes I’ll ride. Let ‘im spin and flop like a crazy top Or flit like a wind-whipped smoke, But he’ll know the feel of my rowelled heel Till he’s happy to own he’s broke. -Excerpt from “The Outlaw” by Badger Clark, 1915 Remington’s action bronze of a heroic cowboy anticipates the flourishing of 20th-century Westerns, novels, poems, and films depicting events in the late 19th century Old West.

Exhibitions

This Land
Kate Meyer, curator
2016–2021
This Land
Kate Meyer, curator
2014–2015
xy
Kris Ercums, curator
2009
Painters of the American West: the Anschutz Collection
1984
Many Faces West
1974
exhibit for the dedication of Frederic Remington High School
1963

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Citations

Hyland, Douglas, and Marilyn Stokstad, eds. Catalogue of the Sculpture Collection: Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art. Lawrence, Kansas: Spencer Museum of Art, The University of Kansas, 1981.

Broun, Elizabeth. Handbook of the Collection: Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art. Lawrence, Kansas: Spencer Museum of Art, The University of Kansas, 1978.

Stokstad, Marilyn, ed. The Handbook of the Museum of Art. Lawrence, Kansas: The University of Kansas, 1962.

Brooking, Dolo, and Leni Salkind. Art-ful Boxes. Lawrence, Kansas: The University of Kansas Museum of Art, 1976.