This evocative bronze sculpture by Garland Weeks, "Between Broncs" stads outside the main entryway yo the Ranching heritage Center in Lubbock Texas.
It shows a cowboy taking a brief rest on his haunches between busting broncs (wild horses) on the ranch he works. The cowboy is tired but happy in his work, and has one of the tools of the bronc-busting trade still looped around his left wrist.
A plaque at the base reads as follows:
"BETWEEN BRONCS
By Garland Weeks FNSS
1992
In Memory of
BILL PRICE
Cowboy, World War II Veteran, Businessman
Friend of the
Ranching Heritage Center"
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"Between Broncs, (sculpture).
Artist:
Weeks, Garland, sculptor.
NAWA, fabricator.
Title:
Between Broncs, (sculpture).
Dates:
1990. Copyrighted 1992.
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete and stone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 46 1/2 x 40 x 49 in.; Base: approx. 29 x 30 x 44 in.
Inscription:
G WEEKS (On back lower left of sculpture:) AP/6 (copyright symbol) 1992 TCA NAWA NSS (On base:) SB (symbol) (On plaque on base, raised letters:) BETWEEN BRONCS/BRONZE/Sculptor: Garland Weeks/PRESENTED BY THE/LOVELAND HIGH PLAINS/ARTS COUNCIL/1990/( Text in Braille) signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A rodeo cowboy resting on his haunches. He has his hat on and a bandanna around his neck. His rope is on the ground in front of him and his saddle leans against his back. The sculpture is placed atop a square base.
Subject:
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Other -- Cowboy
Dress -- Accessory -- Hat
Western
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- Loveland
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Loveland, Visual Arts Commission, 503 North Lincoln Street, Loveland, Colorado 80537
Located Benson Park Sculpture Garden, 29th & Aspen Drive, Loveland, Colorado
Remarks:
IAS files contain a related excerpt from "Sculpture in the Park," Loveland, CO: Loveland High Plains Arts Council, 1991, pg. 88-89. For related information see: Elliott Daldos' "How Our Garden Grows," 1990.
Condition:
Surveyed 1994 October. Well maintained.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Colorado survey, 1994.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number: IAS CO000511