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Life size horse sculptures have existed for thousands and thousands of years.
Life scale marble horses have pulled the chariots of the Gods of ancient
civilizations. Bronze horses have carried famous people into history
beyond their lifetimes and preserved the spirit of power, elegance and
freedom horses bring to the life of man. Full scale sculptures seen
against the sky have a magnificence of expression only equaled by
real life horses. Since Egyptian times horses have been beloved for
their
personality and companionship as well as for services to human kind
so it is not surprising that life size sculptures of the equine have
continued to be popular.
The life size horse sculptures by Patricia Crane are what first
established her reputation as an international sculptor. Her bronze
portraiture sculptures capture the individual personality of a horse as well as
the precise individual anatomy and it is no wonder that
full scale sculptures were noticed and valued. Many of her works are
available for viewing by using the menu at the left.
The Saddlebred stallion Supreme Sultan had already achieved
international fame as a phenomenal sire of inestimable worth and
brilliance. Sultan changed the history of his entire breed. The meeting
of the sculptor and the stallion resulted in a now very well known life size horse sculpture,
a portrait bronze, which is installed just outside the front doors of
the American Saddlebred Museum in Kentucky. The record books overflow with the
accomplishments of Sultan's progeny and he now lies buried beneath his bronze portrait
(Photos below).
Supreme Sultan's carriage, poise and power as he trotted freely across
his home fields, completely natural in every aspect, has been forever
captured by Patricia Crane's sculpture and enables the impact of this
incredible stallion to be shared by each and every viewer into the long
stretches of the future. The artwork is small payback for the elegance
and spirit with which this grand individual equine star graced the lives
of all those who knew him.
The life size sculpture portrait of the Saddlebred Stallion, Supreme Sultan, for the
American Saddlebred Museum:
Supreme Sultan Monument in front of the Museum. Photo Ross Milin.
Working on the 1/5
scale wax for the monument - a wax horse!
All photos © Patricia Crane
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Correcting the plaster sections
of the horse
in a New York foundry. |
Welding the raw bronze sections
of the newly cast horse. |
Supreme Sultan Life Size Bronze.
A Sculpture of a famous horse
that carries his conformational and personal presence into the
future for all to see. Photo by Ross Millin. |
Thousands of visitors come annually to view the portrait
monument that marks the grave of the horse that won hearts
as well as accolades - Supreme Sultan. Ross Millin Photo. |
Return to Life Size Bronze Horse Sculptures -
and read about another life size work for The International Museum of the Horse.
(This page provides a step by step process of creating a monumental bronze.)
Or visit Bronze Sculptures - the Bronze Horse Sculpture Gallery.
Also visit the site's main section for the
Saddlebred or read interesting articles of
Famous Saddlebred Horses.
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