Henry Merwin Shrady (1871-1922)

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Henry Merwin Shrady (1871-1922)

'Bull Moose', A Bronze Figure

inscribed 'H.M. SHrady' and 'Copyright THEODORE B. STARR' and stamped 'ROMAN BRONZE WORKS N.Y.'
20½in. (52.1cm.) high, greenish brown patina

Literature

P.J. Broder, Bronzes of the American West, New York, 1974, fig. 261, pp. 241-242

Lot Essay

A nine-foot enlargement of Bull Moose was exhibited in 1901 at the Pan American Exposition, Buffalo. Another example of the present bronze is in the Thomas Gilcrease Institute, Tulsa, Oklahoma. The model was also cast by the Gorham Foundry.