Artwork Details
Artist
Creation Date
Design Date
Materials
Object Types
Dimensions
height 23-1/4 in.
Mark Description
Inscribed on base: Copyright by Frederic Remington
Accession Number
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Theodore B. Griffith
Copyright
Collection
American Painting and Sculpture 1800-1945
Color Palette
Provenance
The artist [1861-1909]; William B. Wheelock by descent to his daughter Mrs. Theodore B. Griffith, 1946; given to the John Herron Art Institute, Indianpolis, Indiana, now the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, in 1946 (46.16).
Gallery Labels
Bronco Buster exhibits the artist's flair for depicting dramatic action.
This sculpture became so popular that a number of fakes have been made.
In addition to being a painter and sculptor, Remington was a rancher, part owner of a saloon, and a cowboy.
Exhibition History
Exhibition Name
Venue
Dates
Creative Impulse
Artrain Incorporated
February 15, 1984 - February 15, 1985
Across the Wide Missouri: The American West in Art
Heritage Museums & Gardens
May 8, 1981 - October 1, 1981
John Herron Art Institute and Museum
July 11, 1910 - October 2, 1910
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