A.W. Art Thompson Bust by Blair Buswell, 1986

Name/Title

A.W. "Art" Thompson Bust by Blair Buswell, 1986

Entry/Object ID

2024.1.2

Description

A.W. “Art” Thompson of Nebraska is considered one of the greatest registered beef cattle auctioneers of all time. He was the chief auctioneer for the National Ram Sale held First in Salt Lake City during the 1930’s and was later hired by R.J Kinzer to cry the Denver Hereford auctions, as well as others across the nation. Thompson was chief auctioneer for the Baca Grande Hereford dispersion, which was the first registered cattle sale to hit the half-million dollar total, and sold many other record sales throughout his career.

Type of Sculpture

Free Standing

Artwork Details

Medium

Bronze

Subject Person

A.W. "Art" Thompson

Collection

NAM Gallery

Acquisition

Accession

2024.1

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Blair Buswell

Role

Sculptor

Date made

1986

Web Links and URLs

3D model (Sketchfab viewer)

Created By

rferguson@auctioneers.org

Create Date

July 18, 2024

Updated By

nvisaldenbiz@gmail.com

Update Date

August 11, 2024