Buckaroo
- Alexander Phimister Proctor, American, 1862-1950
Alexander Phimister Proctor, Buckaroo, modeled 1914 (cast 1915 or after). Bronze; 26 ¼ x 21 3/8 x 8 ¼ in.
Denver Art Museum: Funds from William Sr. and Dorothy Harmsen Collection by exchange, 2005.12
In autumn 1914, Proctor attended the Pendleton Round-Up in Oregon, an annual rodeo spectacle attended by thousands Thrilled by the experience, he returned to the cowboy theme for the first time in over twenty years with his own adaptation of the bucking horse-and-rider theme. The title Buckaroo is a term used in the Northwest to refer to cowboys.
En otoño de 1914, Proctor asistió al Pendleton Round-Up en Oregon, un espectáculo de rodeo anual presenciado por miles de personas Emocionado por la experiencia, regresó a la temática del vaquero por primera vez en más de veinte años con su propia adaptación del clásico tema del caballo corcoveando con su jinete. El título Buckaroo es un término utilizado en el noroeste para referirse a los vaqueros.
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