Don Baker (Oklahoma, b. 1946), "Southern Cheyenne Chief: (Coyote Walks By) Jerome Bushyhead", artist-cast bronze with cold-painted polychrome details by Ann Baker, with incised signature, edition number 23/40, and bronze plaque

height 34 in. x width 22 in. x depth 14 in. (including base)

Provenance: Property from the Estate of Robert A. "Bob" Funk Sr. - trailblazing American businessman, philanthropist, and rancher, from his impressive ranch headquarters in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

From Ann Baker to L.D. Brinkman, the following description of Southern Cheyenne Chief": "This piece depicts a head chief of the Southern Cheyenne tribe in the period of about 1880 . . . The model for this piece is a full-blooded 6'6" tall Southern Cheyenne named Jerome Bushyhead from El Reno, Oklahoma, who is a friend."

Literature: S.H. McGarry, Honoring The Western Tradition: The L.D. "Brink" Brinkman Collection, Kerrville, Texas, 2003, p. 180, illustrated.

The present work was completed as a collaborative effort between husband and wife team Don and Ann Baker. The artist modeled the bronze sculpture and his wife executed the polychrome patina applied to its surface.