Windmill And Water Tank
by D Hackett
Title
Windmill And Water Tank
Artist
D Hackett
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Photograph - Digital
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Windmill And Water Tank by D Hackett
Carrying the Legacy by J. Michael Wilson
Sculptor J. Michael Wilson grew up a long way from Florida, but his lifelike bronze statues at the Brownwood entrance of The Villages skillfully capture the history of Florida�s whip-cracking, cattle-driving cowboys. The bronze statues depict a scene from Florida�s rugged past when hard-working cowboys traversed this area long before it became �America�s Friendliest Hometown.� And if the 12 bronze steer seem a bit malnourished, it�s with good reason. The Florida Frontier was anything but friendly.
The sculptures are one-and-a-quarter life-size because the water tower and palm trees near the entrance would have dwarfed them at the entrance of The Villages� newest town square.
Indeed the Brownwood scene seems almost lifelike as the cattle are herded across the Brownwood entrance � the very land where Cracker cowboys once roamed. The bronze cowboy�s gritty yet gentle face reflects the determination it took to drive cattle across the state at a time when mosquitoes could ravage a herd and hurricanes popped up with no warning, except for distant dark clouds. The calf in his arms symbolizes the cowboy�s hope for the future and led to naming the installation, Carrying the Legacy.
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September 1st, 2016
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