Percheron Stallion
This is a statue of a giant horse from the Verherran Farms in Michigan, modeled from life, by Avard T. Fairbanks, sculptor, in 1939. In a newspaper article featuring this statue in the Ann Arbor News, it stated the statue was intended for the Michigan State College, later to become Michigan State University. The statue is an accurate portrayal of a Percheron Stallion named Obuzier.
Percherons and Clydesdale are the largest horses known to exist. In the center of the base of the statue is an imprint of the horse’s shoeprint which is over twice the size of a normal horseshoe by comparison. A bronze premortem casting of this statue was donated to Michigan State University by Grant R. Fairbanks, M.D. A postmortem bronze casting can be made available for purchase.
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Artwork pricing still being determined, email if interested.
Artwork Medium
- All reproduced sculptured works of Avard T. Fairbanks are postmortem.
- The mediums are Bronze, cast Stone, Marble, or Resin. Produced from the sculptor’s original model, each bronze casting is professionally produced and followed throughout the casting process by one of Avard T. Fairbanks’ original assistants (his son).
- This includes retouching the wax, chasing the bronze, and selecting the patina to ensure that each piece is of museum collectable quality.