(6) Historical photographs from the late 1800s or early 1900s, some of the few, if not the only, visual records of the finished clay models before they were cast in bronze; from the studio of Olin J. Baker in New York, of artists including Solon Hannibal Borglum and others:

1.   "Kit Carson" 1912, by Augustus Lukeman and Frederick Roth, heroic scale, cast in bronze, installed at Kit Carson Park, Trinidad, Colorado.  Photograph measures approx. 14 x 11 in.
2.   "One in a Thousand" 1901, by Solon Hannibal Borglum, scale unknown, unable to find image of any casting that matches the clay version shown in the photograph, which makes it all the more intriguing. Photograph measures 13 x 9.5 in.
3.   "Cowboy at Rest" or "Cowboy Resting" 1904, by Solon Hannibal Borglum, life size scale, cast in staff (plaster mixed with straw), exhibited at the Louisiana Purchase Exhibition in St. Louis (1904 St. Louis World's Fair) Photograph measures 10 x13 in., mounted by the photographer to cardboard 11 x 14 in.
4.   "Buffalo Dance" or "Sioux Indian Buffalo Dance" 1904, by Solon Hannibal Borglum, life size scale, cast in staff (plaster mixed with straw), exhibited at the Louisiana Purchase Exhibition in St. Louis. Photograph measures 7.5 x 9 in., tipped to double mat, marked on back as "Medicine Dance".
5.   "Pioneer in a Storm" or "The Sandstorm" 1904, by Solon Hannibal Borglum, life size scale, cast in staff (plaster mixed with straw), exhibited at the Louisiana Purchase Exhibition in St. Louis. Photograph measures approx. 10 x 12 in.
6.     "The Moqui Prayer for Rain" or "The Moqui Runner" or "The Returning of the Snakes", 1895-6, by Hermon Atkins MacNeil, scale unknown.  Photograph measures 18 x 14.5 in.

frame: 23 x 19 in. / each

Exhibited: Until recently these sculpture photographs were on loan to the Museum of Western Art in Kerrville, Texas for several years.

Provenance:  Provenance: Property from a  Fredericksburg, Texas home