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Original Bronze "John D Wayne" by R C Merrill

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:375.00 USD Estimated At:750.00 - 1,500.00 USD
Original Bronze  John D Wayne  by R C Merrill
Signed and dated 1993 on base, measures 18"x8"x8". Includes a certificate of authenticity from the artist stating he created this bronze in his studio in Yuma, AZ and was commissioned by the directors of "End of Trail". Limited to 30 castings and this sculpture is 3/30. Retails $3,000. R. C. Merrill credits his skills and discipline as an artist from the study and drawing of the human form. He studied under James Garrison and William Voss, two masters of life drawing. Merrill's sculpting career began in 1971 in the western and wildlife genre. In the 1980s, he blended his sculpting and design talents with his blacksmithing skills; the result, furnishings as fine art. He finds inspiration in the mountains of Eastern Arizona where his studio and foundry are located. His many awards include 2007 and 2009 Western Design Conference Best Metal Artist, 2007. True West Magazine Best Interior Designer and Sass Cowboy Hall of Fame Sculptor.