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15-JUN-2017

Cattle Drive Series

The Cattle Drive Series was designed to represent and honor the ranching industry in southeastern New Mexico that began in the late 1800s and was significant to the development of Artesia.
Three sculptures make up the story of the Cattle Drive and they are all action. They neatly tell the story of the people and the animals as they rode through the area and the role they played in the development of the area.
First there's The Trail Boss - the man in charge. The scene depicts him springing to the defense of his herd after the vaquero has alerted him to a rustler trying to steal some of the cattle.
The Vacquero (Spanish for cowboy) honors the Hispanic cowboys who played an integral part in the history of the area and their influence on the language of the West.
The sculpture depicts the Vaquero as he sees a rustler attempting to steal cattle.
The last in the series, The Rustler acknowledges the human frailties by highlighting the bad guys. And plenty of bad guys feature large in Western history.
Just as Cleopatra or Alexander the Great stories pop up all over the Mediterranean, legends about Billy the Kid surface regularly in the area.
The sculpture shows the rustler as he is preparing to rebrand a calf when he realizes he has been seen and is reaching for his guns.

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