The Centaur - Buffalo, NY
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Rayman
N 42° 56.142 W 078° 52.612
17T E 673236 N 4755861
A sculpture of a male figure sits on a horse outside the Buffalo Historical Society.
Waymark Code: WM34BA
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 02/07/2008
Views: 53
The sculpture "The Centaur" was designed by Charles Cary Rumsey in 1953. It consists of a male figure astride a horse with his right arm around the horse's neck, his torso against the right side of the horse's head facing towards the back of horse. His left arm is outstretched holding a bow. The horse is rearing up on its hind legs. The inscription on nearby plaque reads: "The Centaur, Charles Cary Rumsey (1879-1922) sculptor. Presented to the Buffalo Historical Society by Charles Cary Rumsey Jr. and Mary Harriman Rumsey 1953."
Horses were the favorite subject of Charles Rumsey, who was a sportsman. In Bullfinch's book, Age of Fable, a Centaur was a monster represented as a man, from the head to the loins, with the remainder of the body that of a horse.
Source: Buffalo Arts Commission website
Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: The Centaur
Figure Type: Combination of two figure types
Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Charles Cary Rumsey
Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 1953
Materials used: Bronze statue on granite base
Location: Outside the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society
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