Broncho Buster
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Title
Broncho Buster
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Artist
Alexander Phimister Proctor
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Location
McNichols Civic Center Building
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Neighborhood
Civic Center
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Year
1920
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Artwork Type
Public Sculpture
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Material
bronze (metal)
What People Are Saying
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10 people say Photogenic
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8 people say Hidden Gem
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5 people say Thought Provoking
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5 people say Love it
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2 people say Family Friendly
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1 people say Interactive
About This Piece
This bronze by Alexander Phimister Proctor shows a cowboy on a bucking bronco.
The original plaster was created for the Chicago exhibition of 1893 and was donated to Denver, eventually deteriorating. Proctor was later commissioned to do another sculpture in bronze. The original plaster was called “The Buckaroo” but was slightly modified for the Denver monumental statue which was called “The Broncho Buster”. Proctor used several horses from a Pendleton, Oregon round-up as models for the horse. The model for the rider was Bill “Slim” Ridings, who was arrested for cattle rustling during the modeling and wrote to Proctor — who provided bail money so he could complete the statue. Bronzes were cast during Proctor’s life and may be viewed at the Denver Public Library, Amherst College, Mead Art Museum, Amherst, Massachusetts and R.W. Norton Gallery, Shreveport, Louisiana. Identifying marks: signed A.P. Proctor; trademark coin.
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