Riding into the Sunset
| Riding into the Sunset | |
|---|---|
Riding into the Sunset at the Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth, Texas | |
| Artist | Electra Waggoner Biggs |
| Year | 1942 |
| Type | Bronze sculpture |
| Dimensions | 2.87 m × 0.91 m × 1.78 m (9 ft 5 in × 3 ft × 5 ft 10 in) |
| Location | Will Rogers Memorial Center, Fort Worth, Texas (original casting) |
Riding into the Sunset is a bronze statue by Electra Waggoner Biggs, depicting Will Rogers on his horse, Soapsuds. There are four castings, located in Fort Worth, Texas, Claremore, Oklahoma, Lubbock, Texas, and Dallas, Texas.
The work was commissioned in 1937, by Amon G. Carter, a friend of Rogers, following Rogers death in 1935. Biggs initially used Soapsuds as her model but was not satisfied with her animal anatomy. While living in New York City, she hired a police horse and model, as well as a veterinarian to check her horse anatomy, to aid in the work's completion.