The Bandera County Champions Monument - Bandera, TX
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WalksfarTX
N 29° 43.583 W 099° 04.367
14R E 492961 N 3288469
A sculpture of a cowboy riding a horse and roping a calf is mounted on a tall base. The cowboy stands in the stirrup on the right side of his horse, twirling a rope at a calf that runs in front of him.
Waymark Code: WMVM20
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/02/2017
Views: 4
The sculpture is enclosed in a structure of wire mesh with a tin roof. On the base is a relief plaque shaped like an ornate belt buckle. Below is a relief of a standing cowboy holding a coiled rope in his right hand and leaning on a railing with his left arm.
Next to the cowboy are names of award winners.
TITLE: The Bandera County Champions Monument
ARTIST(S): Norma Jean Anderwald
DATE: 1982
MEDIUM: Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete, limestone and masonry
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS TX000745
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
500 Main St.
Bandera, TX 78003
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
None Noted
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