Modeled 1962. Carved 1965-1967. Dedicated July 4, 1967
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas survey, 1995.
Image on file.
Wichita Eagle Beacon, May 16, 1976.
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Summary:
A giant buffalo, with its head slightly tilted to the left and its horns curving up, stands on all four legs atop a pyramidal-shaped base. The buffalo has textured hair that is shaggy. The base is decorated with relief panels on each of its four sides. The panels depict a mother buffalo with her calf; an Indian about to shot a buffalo with an arrow; a herd of buffalo near a steam engine; and a panel telling the story of the "Monarch of the Plains."
