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In September, 1976, John B. Weaver’s
model of “The Bullwhacker" was chosen for a monument
depicting a phase of the early history of what was destined
to become the Capitol City of Montana. A larger than live
monument created from this “sketch model” has been
permanently installed on the downtown pedestrian mall on
Last Chance Gulch in Helena, Montana. The monument has
become a centerpiece of the birthplace of this dynamic
city.
The members of the Helena Civic Center
Board’s decision to cast a limited edition of 100 castings
marks a first for the works of eminently noted sculptor,
John B. Weaver. This is the first and only sketch that
Weaver has allowed to be cast. It represents a unique work
by this artist. There is no doubt that this bronze will
become a sought after collector’s item.
Please use the
order form
to order this beautiful limited
edition bronze work of art. All profits derived from the
sale of this art masterpiece will go toward improvements of
Helena’s historic Civic Center, a unique Helena landmark,
and one of the Capitol City’s treasures.
A Certificate of Authenticity will
accompany your numbered, signed, limited edition Bullwhacker
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Download order form here
ABOUT JOHN B. WEAVER
John B. Weaver was virtually
predestined to become a western artist. He was born in
Anaconda, Montana in 1920. His father was a distinguished
artist whose paintings and sculptures depicted life in the
silver mining camps, and his own love of the west dates back
to a long boyhood with his 90 year old grandmother, who had
come west on a covered wagon in the 1860’s.
After studying at the Art Institute of
Chicago, Weaver taught at the Layton School of Art in
Milwaukee, was curator at the Montana Historical Society for
five years, and then spent six years as Natural History
Sculptor for the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.
C.
Among his other major commissions are
the Charles M. Russell bronze at Statuary Hall in
Washington, D. C., monumental memorials at Butte and Helena,
Montana, and portrait busts of President Harry S. Truman and
General Douglas MacArthur. Weaver’s works have also been
found in numerous private collections, including those of
Mrs. Aristotle Onassis and Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson.
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