Dave McGary, Last Stand Hill, 2004
Dave McGary
1958 - 2013
Last Stand Hill, 2004
bronze, edition 29 of 40
inscribed: [artist's thumbprint] DAVE McGARY- / 2004 / 29/40
33 3/4 x 53 x 26 in. (85.7 x 134.6 x 66 cm.), with base: 35 1/2 x 53 x 26 in. (90.2 x 134.6 x 66 cm.)
Private Collection, Colorado
Dave McGary was an American sculptor best known for highly realistic bronze depictions of Native American historical figures. Born into a ranching family in Cody, Wyoming, he showed artistic promise early and, as a teenager, studied anatomy and bronze casting with craftsmen connected to sculptor Harry Jackson’s Italian foundry. By the 1980s he had established his own studio and finishing facility in New Mexico, where he developed the historically detailed, polychromed bronze style for which he became widely known. McGary’s work is especially noted for its technical innovation, strong sense of movement, and careful cultural research, and his sculptures entered major public and museum collections, including the U.S. Capitol National Statuary Hall and the Smithsonian.
Condition
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Dave McGary
1958 - 2013
Last Stand Hill, 2004
bronze, edition 29 of 40
inscribed: [artist's thumbprint] DAVE McGARY- / 2004 / 29/40
33 3/4 x 53 x 26 in. (85.7 x 134.6 x 66 cm.), with base: 35 1/2 x 53 x 26 in. (90.2 x 134.6 x 66 cm.)
Private Collection, Colorado
Dave McGary was an American sculptor best known for highly realistic bronze depictions of Native American historical figures. Born into a ranching family in Cody, Wyoming, he showed artistic promise early and, as a teenager, studied anatomy and bronze casting with craftsmen connected to sculptor Harry Jackson’s Italian foundry. By the 1980s he had established his own studio and finishing facility in New Mexico, where he developed the historically detailed, polychromed bronze style for which he became widely known. McGary’s work is especially noted for its technical innovation, strong sense of movement, and careful cultural research, and his sculptures entered major public and museum collections, including the U.S. Capitol National Statuary Hall and the Smithsonian.
Condition
A condition report for this lot is available upon request (please include the lot number in your request) and is provided by Santa Fe Art Auction as a courtesy and convenience for potential buyers.
