Administered by Takayama, George Beverly Hills California
Located Great Western Bank 8484 Wilshire Boulevard Beverly Hills California
Date:
1984. Copyrighted 1984
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1994.
Image on file.
Henry (sic) Jackson 1984 WFS - ITALY signed Founder's mark appears.
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Summary:
Full-length portrait of John Wayne riding a horse. He is dressed in western style clothing and wears chaps and a cowboy hat. In his proper right hand he holds a coiled lasso rope. In his proper left hand he holds the reins of the horse. The horse is fully saddled with saddle bags near the back. The horse is walking atop a large bronze boulder. On the sides of the boulder are high-relief scenes of the West. On the proper right side a herd of cattle is being driven by a cowboy on horseback. On the proper left side several cowboys are on horseback while a central figure appears to be mourning a dead compatriot. The sculpture stands on an octagonal stone base.
