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Artwork
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Title |
Artist |
Date |
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Indian Hunter |
John Quincy Adams Ward (Sculptor),
Roman Bronze Works (Founder)
|
Finished 1866, Dedicated 5/26/1926
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Medium
|
Medium |
Category |
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Bronze Statue on Pink Granite Base
with Bronze Plaque
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Statue |
Measurements
|
Unit Measure |
Object Height |
Object Width |
Object Depth |
Object Diameter |
|
Feet |
4 |
3 |
5 |
N/A |
|
Unit Measure |
Base Height |
Base Width |
Base Depth |
Base Diameter |
|
Feet |
4 |
3 |
5 |
N/A |
Description
|
Description |
A
male figure bent over with his proper right leg forward holds a dog by
its collar in his proper right hand. He carries a bow and single
arrow in his proper left hand. The plaque on the base reads: "The
Indian Hunter by John Q. A. Ward presented to the City of Buffalo by
Ella Spencer Darr in memory of her husband Marcus M. Darr."
|
Biographical Info.
|
Bio. |
A
bronze replacement piece for the rear section of the arrow was cast by
Modern Art Foundry of New York. Additional replacement pieces for the
bow and arrow were cast by PCM Foundry of St. Louis, MO. A replica of
this statue is located in Cooperstown, NY. Models by the artist can be
found at the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art.
|
Location History
|
Location |
Purpose |
Date Verified |
Current Record |
|
Delaware Park, near 1st tee of golf course off of Parkside Ave. |
Display |
December 2003 |
Yes |
Conservation Treatment 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 |
Good |
Very God |
Good |
Good |
Yes |
|
Russell-Marti Conservation Services Inc. |
September 2000 |
Good |
Very Good |
Good |
Good |
No |
|
Russell-Marti Conservation Services Inc. |
August 1998 |
Good |
Very Good |
Good |
Good |
No |
|
Russell-Marti Conservation Services Inc. |
August 1997 |
Good |
Very Good |
Good |
Good |
No |
|
Russell-Marti Conservation Services Inc. |
August 1996 |
Good |
Very Good |
Good |
Good |
No |
|
Russell-Marti Conservation Services Inc. |
September 1995 |
Good |
Very Good |
Good |
Good |
No |
|
Russell-Marti Conservation Services Inc. |
July
1994 |
Good |
Very Good |
Good |
Good |
No |
|
Russell-Marti Conservation Services Inc. |
October 1989 |
Poor |
Excellent |
Good |
Good |
No |
Condition Survey History
|
Surveyed By |
Purpose |
Date Completed |
Object
Condition |
Base Condition |
Current Record |
|
N/A |
N/A
|
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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