His best-known sculpture was popularized when he gave a copy to Theodore Roosevelt and shows a cowboy attempting to hold onto the reins of a wild horse.
This artist caused controversy by referring to his piece depicting an emaciated old man with a long beard crouching next to an ancient tree stump as the "original inhabitant of Oyster Bay." Along with The Paleolithic Man, he created a sculpture that remarkably does not have a single foot belonging to the three main figures touching the base as two athletes stand on the belly of an upturned beast during a game of Polo. He depicted a member of a patrol squad thrusting his sword through the hide shield of an escaping thief in Dragoons 1850, and his interest in Native Americans is also illustrated in The Cheyenne and The Scalp. His best-known sculpture was popularized when he gave a copy to Theodore Roosevelt and shows a cowboy attempting to hold onto the reins of a wild horse. For 10 points, name this artist known for his bronze sculptures about the American West who created Bronco Buster.
This artist caused controversy by referring to his piece depicting an emaciated old man with a long beard crouching next to an ancient tree stump as the "original inhabitant of Oyster Bay.
Frederic {Remington}