''The Seven Mustangs'', or simply ''Mustangs'', is a
bronze sculpture
Bronze is the most popular metal for Casting (metalworking), cast metal sculptures; a cast bronze sculpture is often called simply "a bronze". It can be used for statues, singly or in groups, reliefs, and small statuettes and figurines, as w ...
by
Alexander Phimister Proctor
Alexander Phimister Proctor (September 27, 1860 – September 5, 1950) was an American sculptor with the contemporary reputation as one of the nation's foremost animaliers.
Birth and early years
Proctor was born on September 27, 1860 in Bo ...
located on the campus of the
University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a public university, public research university in Austin, Texas, United States. Founded in 1883, it is the flagship institution of the University of Texas System. With 53,082 stud ...
. The sculpture was commissioned in 1937, modeled from 1939 to 1941, cast in 1947 and dedicated on May 31, 1948.
''The Mustangs''
by J. Frank Dobie, page 313.
See also
* 1948 in art
Events from the year 1948 in art.
Events
* Summer – The art exhibitions at the Venice Biennale are revived, introducing American abstract expressionism to Europe and part of the Peggy Guggenheim Collection to Venice.
* November 8 – COBRA (a ...
References
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1948 establishments in Texas
1948 sculptures
Animal sculptures in Texas
Bronze sculptures in Texas
Sculptures of horses
Outdoor sculptures in Austin, Texas
Sculptures by Alexander Phimister Proctor
Statues in Austin, Texas
University of Texas at Austin campus
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