The Texas Steer, Charles Marion Russell

Artwork Overview

1864–1926
The Texas Steer, 1925
Where object was made: United States
Material/technique: bronze
Dimensions:
Object Height/Width/Depth (Height x Width x Depth): 10.2 x 10.2 x 17.1 cm
Object Height/Width/Depth (Height x Width x Depth): 4 x 4 x 6 3/4 in
Credit line: Anonymous gift in memory of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Innes and Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Phillips
Accession number: 1974.0073
Not on display

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Charles Marion Russell is known as “the cowboy artist” because of his paintings and sculptures of the American west. This sculpture of a Texas steer reflects his nostalgia for the end of the era of longhorn steer.

Exhibitions

Kris Ercums, curator
Kate Meyer, curator
2013–2015
Kris Ercums, curator
Kate Meyer, curator
2016–2021
1981–2016