Object Details
Artist
Deborah Butterfield, born San Diego, CA 1949
Publication Label
Deborah Butterfield's majestic horse is monumental in scale. Butterfield considered the animal's expressive postures in response to the natural world as metaphors for human experience. At first glance, the sculpture appears to be made of tree branches. It is, in fact, cast in bronze, with a patina that masterfully captures the textures and colors of the Hawaiian wood fragments the artist used to make the original maquette. Butterfield divides her time between a ranch in Montana and a studio space in Hawaii. Monekana is Hawaiian for the word Montana.
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Commemorative Guide. Nashville, TN: Beckon Books, 2015.
Credit Line
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the American Art Forum, Mr. and Mrs. Frank O. Rushing, Shelby and Frederick Gans and museum purchase
Copyright
© 2001, Deborah Butterfield
Date
2001
Object number
2002.3
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Sculpture
Medium
bronze
Dimensions
96 x 129 1/2 x 63 1/2 in. (243.8 x 328.9 x 161.3 cm)
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Department
Painting and Sculpture
Data Source
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Topic
Animal\horse
Link to Original Record
Record ID
saam_2002.3