Dallas Texas Pioneer Plaza Longhorn Cattle Drive Bronze Sculpture Black and White
by Shawn O'Brien
Title
Dallas Texas Pioneer Plaza Longhorn Cattle Drive Bronze Sculpture Black and White
Artist
Shawn O'Brien
Medium
Photograph - Fine Art Print
Description
Bronze longhorn steer sculptures in Pioneer Plaza in downtown Dallas, Texas, USA. Black and white.
The large sculpture commemorates nineteenth century cattle drives that took place along the Shawnee Trail, the earliest and easternmost route by which Texas longhorn cattle were taken to northern railheads. The trail passed through Austin, Waco, and Dallas until the Chisolm Trail siphoned off most of the traffic in 1867.[4] The 49 bronze steers and 3 trail riders sculptures were created by artist Robert Summers of Glen Rose, Texas. Each steer is larger-than-life at six feet high; all together the sculpture is the largest bronze monument of its kind in the world. Set along an artificial ridge and past a man-made limestone cliff, native landscaping with a flowing stream and waterfall help create the dramatic effect.
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December 5th, 2014
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