Buffalo Arts Commission -- City of Buffalo

A male figure sits astride a horse with his proper right arm around the horse's neck, his torso against the proper right side of the horse's head facing towards the back of horse. His proper left arm is outstretched holding a bow. The horse is rearing up on its hind legs. The inscription on nearby plaque reads: "The Centaur, Charles Cary Rumsey (1879-1922) sculptor. Presented to the Buffalo Historical Society by Charles Cary Rumsey Jr. and Mary Harriman Rumsey 1953."

Biographical Info.

Bio.
Horses were the favorite subject of Charles Rumsey. He was a sportsman. In Bullfinch's book, Age of Fable, a Centaur was a monster represented as a man, from the head to the loins, with the remainder of the body that of a horse.

Location History

Location	Purpose	Date Verified	Current Record
Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society, front lawn	Display	December 2003	Yes

Conservation/Preservation History

Treatment Performed by	Date Completed	Previous Object Condition	New Object Condition	Previous Base Condition	New Base Condition	Current Record
Russell-Marti Conservation Services Inc.	September 2002	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	Yes
Russell-Marti Conservation Services Inc.	October 1998	Poor	Excellent	Very Poor	Excellent	No

Condition Survey History

Surveyed By	Purpose	Date Completed	Object Condition	Base Condition	Current Record
University at Buffalo, School of Architecture and Planning	Save Outdoor Sculpture Inventory and Condition Survey	June 1992	Poor	Poor	No