Administered by City of Fort Worth Will Rogers Memorial Center and Facilities One Amon Carter Square Fort Worth Texas 76107
Located Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum 3400 West Lancaster Fort Worth Texas
Date:
Commissioned late 1930s. 1942. Dedicated Nov. 4, 1947
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas, Fort Worth survey, 1993.
Image on file.
(On sculpture:) Electra Waggoner The Sculptors Workshop Inc, L.I. City, NY (On front of base:) WILL ROGERS/"RIDING INTO THE SUNSET"/1879-1935 (On lower left of base:) Presented to the City of Fort Worth by Amon G. Carter signed Founder's mark appears.
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Summary:
Figure of Will Rogers seated on his horse, holding reins in proper left hand, proper right hand at his side. Horse has proper left front leg raised and proper right rear leg bent.
