TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY
Wind River
2004
DEBORAH BUTTERFIELD (AMERICAN)
Bronze
Grover E. Murray Hall
Butterfield is particularly well-known for her horse sculptures.
Bronzes are cast from carefully selected branches, sticks, or
metal objects, which cause the sculptures to resemble textured
line drawings. Horse sculptures are placed in various locations
around campus (Will Rogers, Masked Rider), but the Butterfield
horse invites viewers to look at this animal in a new way. Works
of art that encourage the viewer to study an animal, an object, or
an idea from a fresh perspective seem particularly appropriate
within a university, for the paradigm shift one experiences in an
academic environment is often a gateway to intellectual growth
and personal discovery.
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