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The American Monarch
December 18, 2013 – March 14, 2014
A classic portrait of a North American bison, Edward J. Fraughton's sculpture depicts the majesty of the nation's most notable range mammal. The original motivation for its creation was to propose placing a pair of bison (commonly known as buffalo) on the staircase plinths to guard the West entrance of the Utah State Capitol. A pair of elk, the state animal, was envisioned to face the mountains and guard the East entrance. |