On Guard - Fort Worth, Texas
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N 32° 43.514 W 097° 28.654
14S E 642665 N 3621851
Located in an area shopping center. The sculpture is now overgrown by shrubs and in poor condition.
Waymark Code: WM7G5Y
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/22/2009
Views: 11
Longhorn steer leaning forward with head tilted to the proper left and very close to the ground. Proper left front leg raised. Steer is reacting to coiled snake with head raised, located nearby. Sculpture set on irregular shaped, curving concrete base with metal top.
TITLE: On Guard
ARTIST(S): Alan E. Baughman
DATE: none
MEDIUM: Sculpture: Cor-Ten steel; Base: steel and concrete.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS TX000143
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
9100 Highway 80 West
Fort Worth, Texas
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
Damage and rust has degraded this sculpture. Details in the photos. Plaque missing.
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