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| Jump to Year: 1950's -- 1960's -- 1970's -- 1980's -- 1990's |
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| Jump to Section: Music -- Taxidermy -- Memberships -- Sculpture Career |
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| At home in Browning, Montana on August 15, 1914 |
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Married |
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Divorced several times before
marrying Dorothy Lorrain Holdren Aug 15, 1972 |
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Education |
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Browning Public Grade School,
Browning, MT 1920-28 |
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Valedictorian Graduate, Browning
High School, Browning, MT. 1932 |
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Two years Dickinson State
Teacher's College, Dickinson, North Dakota. 1933-34 |
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Bachelor of Music Degree at
VanderCook School of Music, Chicago, Ill. 1935 |
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Graduate work at university
of Washington, Seattle, Wash. summer of 1939 |
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Master's Degree from VanderCook
School of Music, Chicago, Ill. 1941. President of his class. |
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Military
Service |
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Browning Public Schools as
music supervisor, band leader, supervisor and junior high social studies
teacher 1935-40 and 1946-50. |
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Malta Public Schools, Malta,
MT. As music supervisor and band leader 1940-43 |
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Director of the All-Indian
band which played in quilled and beaded regalia at the calgary Stampede,
Great Falls Fair and for the Crown Price and Princess of Norway. |
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Lead Cornet with Bob Lyon's
band in Edmonton |
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Played with Ted Weem's orchestra |
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Was accepted for Vaughn Monroe's
band |
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Member of Great Falls and
Edmonton Musicians locals |
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Member of theater pit band
in Great Falls Leader of own combo in Montana Member of various territories
bands. |
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Member Glacier Lodge AFAM
#147 |
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Past president Chamber of
Commerce |
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Past president Glacier Wildlife
Association |
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Justice of the Peace C. 1951-64 |
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Police Magistrate C. 1951-? |
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Associate Member Guides and
Outfitters Association |
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| 1951 |
Began in an old garage in the center of browning, on Highway. |
| 1953 |
Bought three old warehouses for $500. Demolished them with a nail puller, and moved them to two lots he owned adjacent to Museum of the Plains Indians. There, he used the lumber to make a small shop for taxidermy and the casting of miniature animal figurines created by himself. This was the beginning of the present complex studio. |
| 1960 |
Chosen to mount "Big Medicine", the white buffalo which died of old age on the National Bison Range in Moise, Mt. and now stand in the Montana Historical Society Museum in Helena. |
| 1961 |
Chosen to mount a rare Desert Bighorn for the Death Valley Museum in California. |
| 1953-63 |
Best known taxidermist in the state. Especially noted for realism and action in North American big game. |
| Founding
of Scriver Museum of Montana Wildlife |
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1956 |
Main hall built and collection begun on full mounts of all major Montana animals, birds and fish; plaster cast of tracks skulls; forged; etc. It is the largest collection in Montana and includes a seven foot grizzly and a two thousand pound bull buffalo. The great majority of the game specimens were shot by Scriver. All were mounted by him. |
| Opened the art gallery which originally held all the Scriver sculptures, but now has room for only a percentage. An outstanding painter of Western subjects is usually exhibited in the summer. | |
1963 |
Open the diorama room. There are thirteen cases averaging six feet by four feet and containing tiny (3-5 inch) model animals in painted and sculptured settings. There is one case for each major game animal, plus one depicting a forest fire and seventy individual models animals. |
| Sculpture
Career |
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1951 |
Began making miniature souvenir animals,
a complete set of North American Wildlife. |
1953
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Met Ralph Crosby Smith, well-known wildlife
artist |
Sculpted"Whitetail Buck" |
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1954 |
Met John Clymer and Bob Lougheed, outstanding
artist |
1956
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Entered contest for a statue of C.M. Russell
to be placed in the Statuary Hall in Washington, D.C. he lost the contest
but found a career. |
Sculpted: "Standing Black Bear" |
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"Lynx" |
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"Large Bison Skull" |
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| "Winter King" Caribou |
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"Javalina" |
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1957
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Met George Phippen, Who had not yet tried
sculpture |
Sculpted "No More Buffalo" On
display at Glenbow
Museum in Calgary, Alberta |
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Sculpted: "Bellowing Bull" |
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"On the Prowl" |
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"Ace" |
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"Grizzly in Trap" |
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"Hunting Party""Say that
Again & I'll Knock Your Block Off" |
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1960
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Met Warren Baumgartner, outstanding painter
and expert on composition. He was one of Bob's most influential teachers. |
Sculpted: Ideal Galway bull for the Galway
Breeders Assn. Trophy |
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"Standing Grizzly" |
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"Lone Cowboy" |
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"Buffalo Hunter" |
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1961
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Met Carl Rungius, his idol for years |
First sculpture open house-- over 200
guests: One-man show in the home of Dr. and Mrs. B.R. Hill in North-Bridge,
Canada |
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Invited to become a charter member of
Society of Animal Artists. |
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Sculpted: |
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"Transition" |
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"Mule Deer Buck" |
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"Herd Bull" |
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"Pronghorns in Action" |
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"Ovis Dalli" |
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"Frontier Scout" |
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"Arlene" |
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"Jay" |
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"Praise Buck" |
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"Bugling Elk" |
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Deer Slayer" |
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"Trophy Rams" |
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Pullin' Leather" |
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"Buffalo Calf" |
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"Four O'Clock in the Morn" |
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"Return of the Blackfeet Raiders" |
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1962 |
"Reclining Bighorn" |
1963 |
First Bronzes cast by Dick Randell in
his Mendota foundry, St. Paul, Minn. |
Article in American Artist Magazine |
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"Fighting Elk" |
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"Casual C.M. Russell" |
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"Enemy Tracks" |
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"Boss of the Trail Herd" |
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"Price of a Scalp" |
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"Mary's Horse" |
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1964
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Article in LaRevue Moderne in Paris, France |
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| "Fighting Elk" sold through
Grand Central Galleries, who invited Bob to become a member of the gallery. |
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Bighorn Foundry Built as part of studio
complex in Browning to cast Scriver Bronzes exclusively |
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"Real Meat" |
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"Pet Fawn" |
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1965
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Elected to membership in Salamagundi Club,
NYC |
Joined International Art Guide |
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Audubon Artist annual exhibit accepted
"Boss of the Trail Herd" |
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George Montgomery Presented "Return
of the Raiders", "Transition", collection of the Montana
Historic Society in Helena, MT. |
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Glenbow
Foundation, Calgary, Canada, purchased for their permanent collection:
"No More Buffalo:, "Transition", "Ovis Dalli",
and "Boss of the Trail Herd" |
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Picture article in True Magazine |
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Appeared on To Tell the Truth, nationally
televised network program |
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Met Malvine Hoffman, whose work he considered
the finest in sculpture |
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Represented by Kennedy Galleries in New
York City and Rosequist Gallery in Tucson, Arizona. |
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"Angry Grizzly" |
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"Lunging Lobo" |
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"Starving She-Wolf" |
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"Aces High" |
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1966
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Accepted for membership in National Sculpture
Society. |
Sponsored by Malvina Hoffman and Joy Buda.
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Listed in Who's WHo in American Art (Bowker) |
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Commissioned to do homestead diorama for
Hill Co. Museum, Havre, Montana |
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"Buffalo Cow and Calf" |
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"Coyote" |
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"U.S. Marshall" |
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"El Bandito" |
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"Into the Wind" |
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"Fritzie" |
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1967
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Accepted for membership in Cowboy Artist
of America |
Chosen for commissioned heroic-size portrait
of Bill Linderman rodeo champion, by member os of the Rodeo Cowboy Association
and Commissioned by Mrs. Robert Walter to do a portrait of her polo player
husband in action on his favorite mount and a small Crufix Complretion
of life-sized steel bison for Great Falls High School, Great Falls, MT. |
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Exhibited "Buffalo Runner with Cow
and Calf" with International Art Guide in Palsis de la Scala, Monte-Carlo,
Monaco. |
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Listed In Who's Who in the West (Marquis) |
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Listed in International Directory of the
Arts (published in Berlin) |
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Publication in national Register of Prominent
Americans |
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"Liver-Eatin' Johnson" |
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"Christ Head" |
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"Walking Moose" |
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"Eli, Eli" |
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"Chaillot" |
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"R. Walker on 'Why Worry'?" |
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"When You Need A .45" |
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"Tintype" |
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"Dusting Bull Buffalo" |
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"Going Home" |
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"Mighty and the Many" |
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1968
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One-man Show: Gallery '85, Billings, MT. |
One-man show: Montana Historical Society,
Helena, MT. |
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"Saturday Night in Downtown" |
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"Mountain Sentinels" |
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"Mountain Goat" |
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"Ram Looking Back" |
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"Jackrabbit" |
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"Ceatin the Slack" |
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"Layin the Trap" |
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"Parade Indian" |
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"Headin Home" |
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"To See Eternity" |
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"An Honest Try" |
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"The Wolfers" |
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"Watching the Back Trail" |
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"Walking Bull Buffalo" |
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"Butch" |
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| "Silent Death" |
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"Bucking Horse Portrait" |
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"Fighting Dalls" |
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"Let'er Buck" |
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"Montana Blizzard" |
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"Reride" |
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"The King" |
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"No Hoss For the Lady" |
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"Pieta" |
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"Headin For a Wreck" |
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"The Contestant" |
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"Mother" |
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"Brangus Roping Calf" |
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"Dad" |
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"Ten Seconds Flat" |
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"Bobcat" |
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"Twisten His Tail" |
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"Paywindow" |
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"Mexican Bull-doggin Steer" |
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| 1969
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Second Sculpture open House-- 2500 guests |
One-man show: Buffalo Bill Memorial Center
and Whitney Gal, Gallery of Western Art, Cody, Wy. |
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Whitney Gallery of Western Art purchased
for permanent collection |
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"Opening of the Sacred Pipe Bundle" |
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"Return of the Blackfeet Raiders" |
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"Whitetail Buck" |
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"Into the Wind" |
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Buffalo Runner with Cow and Calf"
Won first place gold medal and purchase prize at annual Cowboy Artists
of American Show at the National Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage
Center, Oklahoma City, Okla. |
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Completion of welded steel twelve foot
tall "Rustler" for C.M. Russell High School, Great Falls, MT |
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Sculpted"Opening of the Sacred Pipe
Bundle" |
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"Lone Cowboy 1880" |
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"Brangus Roping Calf" |
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"Saddle Bronc" |
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| 1970
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April 1, had a heart attach-- no work |
Bought a ranch on the Two Medicine River. |
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Gold Metal Award winner at the Cowboy
Hall of Fame for the bronze, "Honest Try". Medal was accepted
by Fred Fellow, Bob was unable to attend |
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| 1971
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Dedication of the diorama for the Hill
Country Museum in Havre, MT of the Surrender of Chief Joseph |
Gold medal award form the COwboy Hall
of Fame for "Pay-Window", Bob was unable to attend; it was accepted
by his good friend Harry Jackson. |
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Picture of the bronze"Pay Window"
was used in the National Geographic book on the American Cowboy, pg. 70 |
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Father died on August 14th at the age
of 92 |
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Painting and dedication of the Badger
Teepee, grandchildren participated |
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Two weeks after acceptance of gold medal,
Bob was commissioned by Marquita Maytag to do one of a kind statue of
Chief Joseph (1/4 Lifesize) |
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Received the distinguished VIP Award by
Radio station KSEN, Shelby, MT. |
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Met Freckles Brown, made a sculpture of
his famous ride on Tornado. |
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Sculpted: "Brangus Bucking Bull" |
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"Freckles Brown on Tornado" |
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"Tornado" |
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"Twister" |
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"Spinner" |
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"Hooker" |
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"Not For Glory" |
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"Bareback Bronc" |
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"Steer Jerker" |
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"Bullrider's Best Friend" |
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| 1972
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Year of the Big Snow-- The Studio was
completely covered, went out the door like an Igloo! |
Silver medal award at the Cowboy Hall
of Fame show for the bronze "Not for Glory" |
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Personalities of West and Midwest Award
for Outstanding Achievement to the Community and State. |
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June 3rd was declared "Bob Scriver
Day" by the Governor of Montana Forest H. Anderson. |
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One-man show of 32 pieces depicting rodeo
in all its aspects at the Montana Historical Society in Helena, MT for
four months. |
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Designed Gold Medal for the Cut Bank,
MT Chamber of Commerce to present to the U.S. Olympic Basketball Team. |
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Sculpted: "A Cowboy's Working Quarter
Horse" |
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"A Short Trip" |
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"Two champions" |
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"Rodeo's Most Dangerous Game" |
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| 1973
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Included in the massive dictionary of
International Biographies of the World -- 1973 edition |
Invited to participate in the show of
the Academy of Western Art, Cowboy Hall of Fame, Oklahoma City, OK |
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| The Bronze"Layin' The Trap"
submitted, silver medal award. Museum of Montana Wildlife listed in the
Museum Directory, World Edition. |
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| Commissioned by the Cowboy Hall of Fame
to do a heroic-sized statue of Jim Shoulders. |
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Commissioned by the Fort Benton Community
Improvement Association to do a heroic sized sculpture of Lewis, Clark,
and Sacajawea for Montana Bicentennial Project. |
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| Elected Academician to the National Academy
of Western Art. |
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| Commemorative medal for Dempsey and Gibbons
World Heavy Weight Championship fight. |
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| Sculpted a life size bust of Dr. Harold McCracken which was presented upon his retirement and 80th birthday by Trustees of Whitney Gallery in Cody, WY. |
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Sold the 33 piece "Rodeo in Bronze"
set to River edge Foundation at Calgary, Alberta, Canada for over 1/2
a million dollars. |
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| Honored guest at the Allied Art Center
in Calgary, Alberta, Canada featuring the 33 piece rodeo series Riveredge
had purchased. |
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| One--man show of Rodeo Series at the
Stampede in Calgary, Alberta and guest of the Stampede. |
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Received the renowned world Championship
buckle from the Rodeo Cowboy Association as the Cowboy's National Sculptor.
The First and only one of its kind to an artist, presented at the Rodeo
National Finals Banquet at the Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City,
Ok. |
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| Commissioned to do a bust of Phil Lyne
for the Rodeo Cowboy Association |
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| 1974
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Honored guest artist at the Rendezvous
of Art at the Historical Society in Helena, MT. They presented a plaque
honoring Bob, "A man of many magnificent talents--musician, taxidermist,
artist, artisan in bronze--True Montanan-- September 7,1974." |
Commissioned to do 28 original sculpts
for reproduction as follows: |
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Rex Breneman |
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"Warriors Pony" |
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| "The Lookout" |
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| "The Golden Dragon" |
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"Bronco Head" |
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| "No Meat" |
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| "King of the Crag" |
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"Horse Wrangler" |
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"Rocky Mountain Ram" |
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| Glacier Bronze -Darrel Peterson |
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| "Twins" |
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"Sign Reader" |
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| "The War Cry" |
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| "The Way Home" |
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"Scoring High" |
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Paul Mesa |
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"4 Steer" |
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"Red Fox' |
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| "The Fawn" |
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| "Buffalo Birds" |
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"Prairie Picnic" |
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| "Nature's Children" |
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| "Rangeland Kiss" |
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"Morning Warm-up" |
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"Pigeon Brave" |
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| "Stremmel Galleries, Inc. |
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| "Two Seconds to Go" |
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"Friend or Foe" |
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| "An Early Arrival" |
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| "Kicking High" |
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The Outlaw Inn in Kalispell, MT
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"The Outlaw" |
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Robert Warden |
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| "When I was a Kid" |
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| Rodeo Cowboy Ass. |
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bust of Larry Mahan |
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| 1975
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Commissioned to do heroic size stature
of Buffalo Bill Cody for the Whitney Gallery, Cody, WY |
| Commissioned to do a 5 1/2 foot circular
plaque of Buffalo Bill to be installed at Cody, WY on Apex of the the
front of the Whitney Gallery building at Cody. |
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Published "An Honest Try" a
book about the events of Rodeo published by Lowell Press. 100 Editions
where leather bound and accompanied by a 15" bronze "Rodeo's
Classic Event". These where sold out before the book even went into
print. |
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Commissioned by Glenbow in Calgary, Alberta
to do the bust of Eric Harvey, Millionaire--philanthropist, to be installed
in the rotunda of the new museum at Calgary. |
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| Commissioned to do a heroic size statue
of C.M. Russell |
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| Tentative Commission to do a heroic size
state of "Transition" for the Pacific Northwest Indian Center. |
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Has the honor of being Grand Parade Marshall
at Reno, Nevada's Rodeo on June 21st. Rode the Grand entry with many of
the Rodeo's great cowboys. |
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| One man show at Security National Bank
in Reno, Nevada, of all 33 pieces of the Rodeo Series, sponsored by Stremmel
1 Galleries. |
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| Completed heroic size statue of Lewis
and Clark and Sacajawea and her son Pompy. |
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Completed"Rodeo's Classic Event" |
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Phillip Morris Co. commissioned a belt
buckle as a centennial promotion. Also chose two pieces "Paywindow:"
and :Layin; the Trap"" from the Rodeo Series to display at the
opening of the Kentucky Derby and to go with their traveling exhibit. |
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| Bob is featured in the Broder book Bronze
of the American West page 344-45 with full color photo of bull rider called
"Honest Try" |
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| A picture of "Opening the Sacred
Pipe Bundle" was included in a major book put out by National Geographic
Society. |
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Printing Industry of American National
Trade Association in its annual competition of the graphic arts awarded
his book "An Honest Try" an Award of Excellence. |
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| Sept 9, 1975 Fire of undetermined origin
destroyed the Scriver Studio and part of the Museum in Browning. |
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| Honored by the Rodeo Cowboy Association
with lifetime gold membership card at Great Falls, Mont., for Rodeo Series.
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| 1976
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Chosen for exhibition of bronzes of the
first showing of the West Returns, at Grand Central Art Gallery, N. Y.
courtesy of Gerry Thomas |
| Unveiling of the Lewis and Clark Memorial,
heroic bronze, at Fort Benton, MT. |
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| March 18: Best of show at C.M. Russell
exhibit of his"National Finals" |
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Commissioned to bust of Montana Senator
B.K. Wheeler |
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Commissioned to do statue of a Montana
Trapper and belt buckle for the Historical Society of Montana to help
raise funds to purchase C.M. Russell painting "When the Land Belonged
to God" Raised $96,000 and sold all 100 of the limited edition in
29 days. |
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| Commissioned by Dean Krakel II to do
an elk statue for his book, "Season of the Elk." |
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| Was honored by presentation of gold cuff
links from Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada Chamber of Commerce as their choice
of an outstanding U.S. citizen and as an international good will gesture. |
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Commissioned by P.R.C.A. to do a bust
of "Dean Oliver." |
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| July 13, bought a 320 acre ranch at head
of Flat Iron Creek west of Browning. |
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| 1976-77 Bronze List |
Rebuilding work and Cleaning of Museum,
besides having sculpted 3 heroic statues 0-(Jim Shoulders -W.F. "Buffalo
Bill Cody" and C.M. Russell |
52 Piece "Black Feet Indian Series"
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"Attack of the Wagon Train" |
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"When one shot is enough" |
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| "Mounted Trapper" |
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| "Buddies" (3 sizes) |
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"Howling Coyote" |
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| "Range Mother" |
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| "Buffalo Bill" (3 sizes) |
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"Otters at Play" |
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"War Sign" |
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| "Spring Cow and Calf" |
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| "Watching the Herd" |
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"No Room for 2" |
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| "Ranch Fillies" |
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| "Pomp: |
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:The King of the Prairie" |
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"Horned Owl on Stump" |
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"B ob Cat" |
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"Ground Squirrel #1" |
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| "Prairie Partners" |
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| "Ground Squirrel #2" |
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1/2 life size Lewis, Clark, Sacajawea
and Pomp |
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| "Herd Bull" |
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| "Herford Bull" |
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"just Sleepy" |
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"Prairied Bull" |
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| "rodeo Bull" |
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| "Six Bits" |
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"C.M. Russell" (3 sizes) |
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| "Bob Scriver Sculptor" |
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| "Easy Does It" |
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"Cold Maker" |
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"40 Below" on Snow Shoes |
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"Fluffy Owl" |
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| "Johnny Apple Seed" |
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| "The Holy Woman" |
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Untitled- geese, ducks, swans, owls |
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1977
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Best of Show in Sculpture at C.M. Russell
exhibit "The Explorers at the Marias" |
| "Commissioned by the Lewis and Clark
Trail Heritage Foundation, Inc. to make a stature of "Capt. Lewis
and dog Scannon." |
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Commissioned by P.R.C.A. to sculpt bust
of "Casey Tibbs" |
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Commissioned to do a bust of Senator Burton
K. Wheeler for Capitol Bldg. at Helena, MT. |
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| Interviewed and featured in the first
edition of ART West Magazine |
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| Proclaimed as America's leading Western
Artist in All Media by OLD WEST TRAIL FOUNDATION> Awarded the "William
F. Cody" Award. |
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Silver medal for "Buffalo Bill -
Plainsman", 1/2 life size bronze statue at the C.A. show. |
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| Dedication of life size bust of multi-millionaire
Eric Harvi for the New Glenbow Museum in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. |
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1978
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C.M. Russell Auction, AD Club "Original
Art Achievement" Award. |
Sixteenth Edition Marquis "Who's
Who in the West" award |
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Participated in documentary film "Show
of Hands" --artists of Montana film by Les Kramer. |
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Busy all of 1978 with work on 52 piece
"No More Buffalo" an essay in bronze about the Blackfeet people
- covering 1200 years of their culture. |
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Gold Medal at C.A. show for "Grandfather
tells of the Horse" - a part of the Blackfeet series |
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The National Register of Prominent Americans
Award |
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Sculpted: On the Trap Line & Rodeos's
First Event |
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| 1979
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Dedication in March of the heroic stature
of Charles M. Russell at the Russell Museum in Great Falls. |
| Commissioned pieces: "Winchester
Rider for Buffalo Bill Memorial Center and the Winchester Rifle people. |
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Belt Buckle of grizzly head for the Montana
Fish and Game, Helena. |
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| Four Belt Buckles "Explores of Marias"
- "At Camp Disappointment" - "Near Cut Bank, Montana"
and "Lewis meets the Blackfeet" for the Lewis and Clark Festival
committee, Cut Bank, MT. Chamber of Commerce. |
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| Two belt Buckles "The Cowboy"
and "The Prospector" and a sculpture of the "Prospector"
commissioned by "Manco" northwestern Bank, Helena, MT. |
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"Sacajawea" for Marquita Maytag. |
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Small Statue of PRCA Logo |
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| "Bridger" Bust and two frisky
colts, commissioned works. |
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| Leonard F. Llewellyn commissioned bust
of his wife Corrie. |
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Was an honored guest at the Calgary Stampede
in both 1978 and 79. |
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| Judge of works in art show at Colorado
Springs, CO. |
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| Purchased adjoining property to museum
and started construction of the new, remodeled "Bighorn Foundry" |
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Sculpted: "Rodeo's Main Event" |
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"Rodeo's Final Event' |
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"Cheyenne" |
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| "Sky Climbers (7 Geese in Flight) |
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| Work on the Blackfeet series and the
foundry took up most of the work time. |
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Was commissioned by the Cincinnati Reds
to do a small bronze (15" high) of their renowned baseball player
and catcher - Johnny Bench. |
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| Purchase of part of the "Rodeo Series"
by the new Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame in Colorado Springs, CO. |
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| Commissioned to do a statue of Famous
RCA roper - Everett B bowman, by the New Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame, Colorado
Springs, CO. |
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Opened a market for Scriver Bronzes in
Hong Kong to a customer who bought part of the Rodeo Series. |
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1980
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Commissioned to sculpt Hugh Bennett,
First Secretary of the Turtle Rodeo Association for the new PRCA, outside,
sculptural garden at Colorado Springs, CO. |
| June 1980 granddaughter Chairman Marie
DeSmet died in Auto accident. |
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Aug. 22, 1980 - Lewis and Clark Trail
Heritage Foundation, Inc. presented Bob with Award of Meritorious Achievement
for outstanding contributions in bring this Nation a greater awareness
and appreciation of the Lewis and Clark Expedition |
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| By 1980 Five Foundries where casting
Scriver work - 2 in New York and 3 in Kalispell, MT (plus hi own "Big
Horn Foundry" |
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1981
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January 14,1981 - Selected as on e of
22 finalists for the Gallery of the Outstanding Montana Project by the
Montana Arts Council. The List included such names as - Sen. Mike Mansfield,
Gary Cooper, Chet Huntley, Chas. Russell, etc. and Bob Scriver of course! |
Commissioned to do 1 & 1/2 life size
bucking horse of the PRCA Logo, by Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association
Statue is 21 ft high and located in Colorado Springs, CO. |
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Commissioned by PRCA for an outside garden,
sculpts of Dale Smith and and Poker Chip and Hugh Bennett. |
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1 & 1/2 life size of Bill Ward on
Sea Lion. Located on hill in front of Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame in Colorado
Spring, CO |
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Commissioned to do 3, 1/4 life size pieces,
"Tail Stander", "Hard Way to Get Off", and "Calf
In the Way" for Glacier Bronze |
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| Finished the Blackfeet Indian Series
and also the book on this series titled: "No More Buffalo" |
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| Commissioned by the National High School
Rodeo Assn. to sculpt 5 models depicting Rodeo events of the early 1900's.
:List Below: |
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1919- A Saddle Bronc |
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| 1918- Wild Horse Race |
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| 1917- Single Steer Jerking |
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1916- Bull Dogger |
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1915- Steer Rider |
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| 5 bronzes above raised 1/2 million dollars
to be used for the High School rodeo Scholarships. |
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| Commissioned to do 1/3 life size statue
of world famous bucking horse called "Descent" to be placed
on his grave at his dismissed. |
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Sculpted the famous logo for Winchester
Arms Co. called "The Winchester Rider" which has now set new
records for contemporary sculptors with gross sales over 1 million. The
250 editions sold out tin 30 days from the time of National Advertising.
Vale started at $2,500 and is now over $14,500 over 580% |
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| New Pieces of 1981: List Below: |
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| A Bad Draw |
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Calf Tangle |
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Daybreak |
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Hang in There Cowboy |
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| First Event |
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| Main Event |
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Final Event |
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| The Broken Rein |
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1982
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Commissioned by the White Pass Alpine
Ski Association to sculpt the World Champion Downhill Skiers, twins, Phil
and Steve Mahre of Yakima, WA |
Participated in a traveling show of sculpture
in China |
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1983
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Completed the Blackfeet Indian book and
53 piece series of culture and heritage entitled "No More Buffalo"
which had it's World Premier at the C.M. Russell Museum at Great Falls,
MT for 3 months. It then showed at the Museum of the Rockies at Bozeman,
MT. for 2 months, then to a one man showing at the National Historical
Museum in Denver, Co for 3 months. |
| Sculpted 1/5 life size "Battle of
the Prairie" and "Too Late for the Hawken" |
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| Commissioned to do Christ figure for
Carroll College in Helena, MT. |
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Commissioned to do a sculpt of world Famous
Blackfeet Indian Chief, Earl Old Person |
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| Sculpted Following Bronzes: |
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| Del Gish |
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To the Victor |
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Christ the Teacher (2 sizes) |
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Prince of Peace |
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Paul's Bull |
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Sagebrush Bronc |
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When Cutting Was Rough |
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| Belt Buckles: First Sight & Portage
of Great Falls on the Missouri |
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1984
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Sculpted Following Bronzes: 1984 |
Max (Max Baucus) |
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| To Ride a Bull |
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| To Ride a Bronc |
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HTS Rancher |
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Spanish Barb |
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| Spanish Barb Pony Head |
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| Grizzly Sketch |
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Six Point Bull |
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| Natures Beef Bull Head |
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| Natures Beef Bull Bison #1 & #2 |
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Johnny Appleseed |
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The Orphan |
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Race to the Rendezvous |
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| Bridger- Mountain Man |
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| Bat Wing Chaps |
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Coffee Break |
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1985
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Sculpted Following Bronzes: 1985 |
| The Threat |
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The Trial |
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Silvertip |
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| Backscratcher |
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| Moonlight Hunter |
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Pronghorn 85' |
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| Go For it Cowboy |
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| The Outlaw |
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I'm Sheriff here, Now Git!" |
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Belt Buckles: Lewis, Clark, and Sacajawea |
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Belt Buckle: Sacajawea and Pomp |
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1986
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Started work on the Explorers at the Portage
statue for Great Falls, MT. Includes Captain Lewis, Clark, York, and dog
Seaman. |
| The Amy Grant: Headin' Home for the Holiday's
Special, NBC television special. Parts where filmed in the Hall of Bronze,
Browning, MT |
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| Sculpted Bill 86' - Miniature Mountain
Goat |
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1987 |
Sculpted: Wells Fargo Cargo |
1988
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Featured article on the International
Peace Center in February, 1988 issue of Rural Montana |
| Commissioned by the Boone And Crocket
Club to do a sculpture of Teddy Roosevelt |
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Boone and Crocket Club Presented two awards
for Bob's support with the centennial project |
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Commissioned by the Montana National Guard
to do a heroic size guardsman for Helena, Montana |
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| "No More Buffalo: accepted to participate
in the 55th Annual Exhibition of the National Sculpture Society, New York |
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| Heroic statue of Lewis, Clark, York,
and dog Seaman commenced casting at Modern art Foundry of Long Island
City, New York. |
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1989
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| Permanent loan of the Blackfeet Indian
artifacts to the Provincial Museum of Edmonton, Alberta Canada. |
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1990
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Governor's Award for achievement of Arts,
Feb. 3, 1990 |
Sculpted: "Counting Coup" |
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1991 |
Hornaday Buffalo Group (made to finance
Hornaday Buffalo restoration for the museum in Fort Benton, MT. |
Received Governor's Award for Achievement
in Art (Shamans Hands poem) |
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1992 |
"Tall Tales to Tell"- Outfitter
Packing String |
1993
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"A Budding Buckaroo" |
"Silence is Safety" |
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1994
1995
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"To Ride a Bull" |
| "The Exalted Ruler" Elk made
to help finance buying of Russell Painting |
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"Part of the Job" |
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"Partners" |
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| "Ready for Battle" |
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| "Moving On" |
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1997 |
"His First Real Arrow" |
1999 |
Died Jan. 29, 1999 |