21: BLACKBEAR BOSIN (KANSAS 1921-1980) BRONZE SCULPTURE

Francis Blackbear Bosin (1921-1980)
Keeper of the Plains (Second quarter of the 20th century.)
The cast bronze sculpture on wood base with brass plaque is modeled after the artist's forty-four feet tall Corten steel public installation of the same name situated at the confluence of the Arkansas river and Little Arkansas river in Wichita, Kansas. This tabletop bronze sculpture is signed in the casting and numbered 6 from an edition of 250. The work is titled on a brass plaque mounted to the walnut base.

Exhibitions: Festival of Arts, White House, Wash., DC, 1965; Whitney Gallery of Western Art, 1966; Nat. Indian Ann., Philbrook Art Ctr., 1967; Heard Mus., 1967; Wichita Art Assn., 1971. Awards: Grand award, Philbrook Art Ctr., 1959-1963; Waite Phillips Special Indian Artists Award, 1967.


Member: Wichita Artists Guild (v. pres., 1963-1966); Wichita Advertising Assn.


Work: Wichita Art Mus.; Wichita Art Assn.; Philbrook Art Ctr.; Heard Mus., Phoenix; Whitney Gallery of Western Art, Cody, WY. Commissions: sculpture design for city, Kansas Gas & Electric, Wichita, 1969; mural, commissioned by Schafer, Schirmer & Eflin for Farmers Credit Land Bank, Wichita, 1972; painting, Southern Plains Mus., Anadarko, 1972.
Measures 11.5 x 3 x 3 inches.
Very good condition throughout, no damage, repair or heavy wear.
Provenance: The Susan Koehn Estate Trust Newton, Kansas
$800 - $1,200