Bronc Buster - Manawa, WI
N 44° 27.727 W 088° 55.213
16T E 347247 N 4924994
Frederick Remington created the first Broncho Buster sculpture in 1895. This replica was put here in Manawa, WI on June 29, 2000.
Waymark Code: WM38MZ
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 02/26/2008
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The plaque at the statue reads:
"Bronc Buster
Frederick Remington, sculptor
The Manawa Area Chamber of Commerce is proud to dedicate this status to the City of Manawa. We are grateful to all who contributed to help bring this beautiful statue to our "Rodeo City".
The mag.rochester.edu Seeing America web site gives this information about Frederick Remington and his original sculpture in an essay by Brian W. Dipple:
"Remington described The Broncho Buster matter-of-factly in his copyright application: "Equestrian statue of cowboy mounted upon and breaking in wild horse standing on hind feet." What is astonishing is the skill with which he had translated one of his most popular two-dimensional subjects into three dimensions. The Broncho Buster was an impressive achievement on aesthetic and narrative grounds, epitomizing the ideal of the "hardy and self-reliant" man. And it was a technical marvel. A cowboy, one stirrup flying free, one hand pulling on the reins while grabbing for the mane, clings to a plunging horse rising on its rear legs. The group soars with a "lift" that defies the nature of metal: How can an object made of copper, tin, zinc, and a trace of lead appear airborne? Today it is hard to recapture a sense of wonder commensurate with Remington's achievement, so many Western artists since having followed his lead in sculpting bronzes showing furious man-animal action."