Approval of this Mayor and Council Communication will accept the donation of an artwork and site enhancements and accession the near life-size, bronze sculpture depicting local cowboy celebrity Red Steagall on horseback into the Fort Worth Public Art Community Legacy Collection, which will enable the City to provide for its ongoing maintenance through annual budget appropriations to the Fort Worth Public Art program for that purpose.
The Friends of Red Steagall, including H.B. (Hub) Baker, Johnny Trotter, Gary Kinslow, Greg Brown, Mike Ingram, and artist Bruce Greene, commissioned the sculpture to commemorate Steagall’s contributions to Western culture and ongoing support of the Stockyards National Historic District. It will be installed on the Historic Cowtown Coliseum property located at 121 East Exchange Avenue, 76164.
A well-known actor, poet, and musician, Red Steagall’s contributions have highlighted the Western folklore tradition for nearly half-a-century. He was inducted into the Texas Trail of Fame in 1999, the Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame in 2005, and the Hall of Great Westerners at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in 2003, joining other notable honorees including Will Rogers, Theodore Roosevelt, Charles Goodnight, and Charles Russell, and was honored as the inaugural Poet Laureate of the State of Texas in 2006.
The sculpture is an appropriate addition to the Historic Cowtown Coliseum property because it embodies the historic themes of the district featured in the surrounding architecture and complements existing public artworks, including The First Bulldogger: Bill Pickett by Lisa Powers and Quanah Parker, by Jack Bryant. Mr. Greene’s work is not represented in the Fort Worth Public Art Collection.
A Deed of Gift transferring ownership to the City will include language that allows Mr. Russell “Red” Steagall, or his heirs, the opportunity to be consulted on futures sites for the sculpture should the City elect to move the sculpture from the property at 121 East Exchange Avenue and allows Mr. Russell “Red” Steagall, or his heirs, to automatically acquire the sculpture and move it, at his/their own expense, if, for whatever reason, it is deaccessioned from the Fort Worth Public Art Community Legacy Collection.
The installation of the sculpture must receive approval from the Texas Historical Commission and the City's Historic and Cultural Landmarks Commission. It is anticipated that approval will occur in July 2019, and the Deed of Gift will not be executed until all proper approvals have been received.
ART COMMISSION ACTION:
On May 13, 2019, the Art Commission approved a recommendation of the Fort Worth Public Art Ad Hoc Gifts and Loans Review Panel to accept the sculpture for the Fort Worth Public Art Community Legacy Collection, contingent upon the City’s Historic and Cultural Landmarks Commission approval of siting it at the Cowtown Coliseum.
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DONATED ITEMS
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Sculpture Design and Fabrication
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$ 120,000.00
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Engineering, Site Work, Installation
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$ 20,000.00
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Estimated associated costs Including engineering, installation, and site work
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TOTAL VALUE
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$ 140,000.00
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The bronze sculpture will be maintained according to the Fort Worth Public Art Collection Management Plan, including regular cleaning which could cost up to $1,000.00 annually and repatination every 7 to 10 years which could cost up to $7,000.00.
This is a citywide donation located in COUNCIL DISTRICT 2.
A Form 1295 is not required for this contract because: This M&C does not request approval of a contract with a business entity. |
