Miniature Bronze and Silver Sculptures

by Don Polland

The following is an excerpt from a portfolio of Don Polland's western bronze miniatures

DON POLLAND SCULPTOR - WESTERN BRONZE MINIATURES - Limited edition sculpture by Polland

Don Polland was born in California in 1932, and reared in Utah. His interest and involvement in art was apparent at an early age, especially the modeling of three-dimensional things. He made his own clay soldiers when these were unattainable during World War II. His experiences with horses and cattle, while with his uncles, and the years spent as an apprentice jockey developed his greatest love - of which his work shows - the horse.

As a self-made artist, he is aware of the many shortcomings that come from the lack of academic training. But being the type of man he is, and having great determination, he is working to overcome this with endless hours everyday in working at his chosen occupation. He fills these hours with diligent practice and study, research and experimentation.

Although Polland is capable and has worked in larger scales, he is greatly attracted by the miniature field with the challenges and problems of this intricate work. These works in bronze and precious metals are sometimes no larger than 3 or 4 inches, yet they are occasionally of monumental content.

Polland's approach to sculpture is one of methodical thinking, with spontaneous sketches, (these sketches being in soft wax) and then methodically detailing and finishing. The idea comes first; mentally kicked around for a good deal of time. Then a multitude of notes are made, where various possibilities are tried mentally. When a definite composition has been arrived at, quick sketches are made in wax, working out such problems as action, relationship and mood. At times, these sketches change from the decided original concept, a problem he has had to overcome. Polland found that this problem allowed no finished work to be completed, just experimentation. "All mental ideas when transformed into reality in three-dimensional form, produce new ideas. Sometimes these ideas have such strong attractions, that the original idea is forgotten and lost." After deciding on a final composition, each element is then refined individually, concentrating now on the anatomy and overall action. Each abstracted unit is worked up from the sketch, using waxes of various hardness and capabilities. Each element of the composition is taken to completion, constantly checking and rechecking the total feeling. It is in these steps, that methodical realism is pulled out of the sketch. His theory is to put into the transit wax stage all the detail and surface texture or fin­ish that is desired in the metal sculpture. In the detailing stage, Polland tries to challenge the art casting process. This accomplishes two things, experimentation with new knowledge for him and the art foundry, and a larger opportunity for expression and communication between artist and viewer.

His work is both. understandable and microscopically executed. There is a continuing struggle between him and his medium, at times he is the victor, at others the loser. But in art, to lose is to learn, thus to win. To say that he is a calculating man would be true, and a calculated loss as an experiment returns to those who risk, the answers they are searching for.

The work of Polland is created in limited editions, cast by the Cire-perdue or lost-wax process. They are now in many private collections and handled by many fine galleries. It is the purpose of this portfolio to submit the latest works of this artist, and to somewhat acquaint you with him and his techniques.

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Below is a comprehensive listing of Don Polland's Miniature Bronze and Silver Sculptures as provided by his widow Charolette Polland. It includes his western, rodeo and wildlife sculptures plus an array of additional sculptures, some one of a kind. The bronze / silver limited edition sizes for each sculpture were the maximum number of each that could be cast. Iin some cases the actual number cast was less than edition size. The listings include the foundries at which the castings were produced. Details on the foundries can be found at the end of the listings. Sincere thanks to Charolette Polland for providing her comprehensive listing and for her help in identifying additional sculptures not in that listing.

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Miniature Bronze and Silver Sculptures by Don Polland

 
Alone on the Trail (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 30 Bronze/10 Silver (1971)
Weston Foundry
"This sculpture depicts the solitude and vastness of the contemporary Navajo Indian, a lone male traveling through his land of enchantment."

 

 

 

Ambush at Rock Canyon (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 5 + AC Bronze (1971-72)
Weston Foundry
"It was a cold, overcast January morning in 1861 at the stage station in old St Louis. The passengers were huddled in little groups exchanging worries about their forthcoming trip over some 2,900 miles through six states to California. The trip would be a jolting one over rocks and rough roads, shaky bridges, and always dust and more dust.

As the stage was preparing to leave, the discussion centered around the question: Could they get through? With the Civil War in progress, no troops were available for escort, and this trip would take them through Indian territories in almost every state. Consequently, the stage company was negotiating with civilian transits to hire on as outriders. Finally, when three were signed on, the stage left for a journey all would remember.

Ten days out, while passing through some arid and dusty country, the stage is surprised near Rock Canyon by a maurauding band of Comanches. A running fight proceeds through the Canyon with the wild shouting of the Indians and guns exploding on both sides. Finally the outriders, now reduced to two, have run out of ammunition and begin using their rifles as clubs to defend themselves and protect the stage. With the Indians closing in on the now runaway team, the air is filled with dust and the shouts and clamor of the battle. One can almost feel the tension and anticipation in the air, feel the sweat from the straining team, and almost think the thoughts of the passengers.... Will they get through?"

This is Don Polland's largest and most ambitious work. It took three years of research and two years to create. More than 100 different castings were necessary to complete the entire work. It measures 32" x 46" x 12".

American Bison (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 60 Bronze (1973)
Weston Foundry
"This is an evolution sculpture of a buffalo family, showing the great bull, the cow and a yearling calf. The bleached bones of an earlier bison can be seen in the foreground."
Ballerina (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 400 Bronze / 1 Silver (1977)
Weston Foundry
 
Bareback Rider - Ltd Ed 350 (1978)
Bareback Rider (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 350 Bronze (1978)
Weston, Skurja, CMC Foundries
"This is one of a series of seven miniature bronzes entitled 'The Seven Events of Rodeo'."

 

Barrel Racer - Ltd Ed 350 (1978)

Barrel Racer (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 350 Bronze (1978)
Weston, Skurja, CMC Foundries
"This is one of a series of seven miniature bronze scupltures entitled 'The Seven Events of Rodeo'."
Bear, Standing (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 30 Bronze (1974)
Weston Foundry

 
Bighorn Sheep - Ltd Ed 50 (1970)
Bighorn Sheep (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 50 Bronze / 50 Silver (1970)
Weston, West Coast Foundries
"A small herd of Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep, one of the most sought after big game, bounding among the rocks as only they can do."
Blowin' Cold - Ltd Ed 30 Bronze (1969)
Blowin' Cold (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 30 Bronze / 30 Silver (1969)
Weston Foundry
"As a cold nother blows, a lone cowpoke heads his tired pony back to camp. This is one of the many hardships the cowman had to endure."
Blowin' Cold - Ltd Ed 30 Silver (1969)
Blowin' Cold (Silver)
Ltd Ed 30 Bronze / 30 Silver (1969)
Weston Foundry
"As a cold nother blows, a lone cowpoke heads his tired pony back to camp. This is one of the many hardships the cowman had to endure."
Bog Hole - Ltd Ed 30 (1969)
Bog Hole (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 30 Bronze / 30 Silver (1969)
Weston, West Coast Foundries
"An early sculpture of a frequent incidence in ranch life. When cattle became thirsty, they would often venture into deep mud to reach water and become hopelessly bogged down. Unless a cowboy happened by to rescue them, they often died."

Border Rustlers (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 60 Bronze (1973)
Weston Foundry
"Two bandidos rustling a small herd of cattle over the border into Mexico."
 
Breed, The (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 30 Bronze / 30 Silver (1969)
Weston Foundry
"A loner of a man, not really accepted by his Indian people or the white man, but nevertheless earned his way and reputation in various ways, such as tracking and scouting."
Buffalo Hunt - Ltd Ed 30 (1969)
Buffalo Hunt - Version 1 (Bronze)
 Ltd Ed 30 Bronze / 30 Silver (1968)
Weston, West Coast Foundries
"The buffalo was the Indian's main source of real meat, as well as skin for clothing and other necessary daily items. The hunt was always a great event in their lives."
Buffalo Hunt - Version 2 (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 6 Bronze (1975)
CMC Foundry
"The buffalo was the Indian's main source of real meat, as well as skin for clothing and other necessary daily items. The hunt was always a great event in their lives."

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buffalo Prayer (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 5 Bronze (1980)
Weston Foundry
Buffalo Robe - Ltd Ed 40 Bronze/10 Silver (1971)
Buffalo Robe (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 40 Bronze / 10 Silver (1971)
Weston Foundry
"The Indian often used a buffalo hide as a means of signaling that game or an enemy had been sighted."

 

Bull Rider - Ltd Ed 350 (1978)

Bull Rider (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 350 Bronze (1978)
Weston, Skurja, CMC Foundries
"This is one of a series of seven miniature bronze scupltures entitled 'The Seven Events of Rodeo'."

 

 
Bull Session (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 30 Bronze (1967)
Weston, West Coast Foundry
"A very early work showing two cowboys exercising their jawbones in some tall tale about a remembered night in town."

 

 

Bunch Quitter (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 60 Bronze (1973)
Weston Foundry
"The longhorn cattle were wild and self-sufficient animals in the early days of the cattle industry. Herding them together for the famous drives to the railheads was no easy task because more often than not these animals would make a break for freedom. This sculpture depicts such an event, with the cowboy racing at breakneck speed to head the 'quitter' back into the 'bunch'."
Busted - Ltd Ed 50 (1969)
Busted (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 50 Bronze / 50 Silver (1969)
Weston, West Coast Foundries
"In the early days, cattle were mean and often dangerous to both rider and horse. Cowboys, on occasions, found themselves alone with one of these "ornery critters" and had to bust them in order to handle them, check their brands, etc. This was no easy task, and often resulted in the cowboy being busted."
Busted - Ltd Ed 50 (1969)
Busted (Silver)
Ltd Ed 50 Bronze / 50 Silver (1969)
Weston, West Coast Foundries
"In the early days, cattle were mean and often dangerous to both rider and horse. Cowboys, on occasions, found themselves alone with one of these "ornery critters" and had to bust them in order to handle them, check their brands, etc. This was no easy task, and often resulted in the cowboy being busted."
By Four Lengths (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 250 Bronze (1976)
Weston, CMC Foundries

 

 

Calf Roping - Ltd Ed 350 (1978)

Calf Roping (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 350 Bronze (1978)
Weston, Skurja, CMC Foundries
"This is one of a series of seven miniature bronze scupltures entitled 'The Seven Events of Rodeo."

Cape Buffalo (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 25 Bronze (1976)
Weston Foundry

 

Challenge - Ltd Ed 60 (1973)

Challenge (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 60 Bronze (1973)
Weston Foundry
"This mounted warrior shakes his flintlock in challenge to the enemy."
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cheyenne (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 6 Bronze (1973)
Weston Foundry
Chief Joseph (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 30 Bronze (1988)
Skurja Foundry

 
Chief Joseph (Bronze with aged patina)
Ltd Ed 30 Bronze (1988)
Skurja Foundry

Coffee Time - Ltd Ed 50 (1970)
Coffee Time (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 50 Bronze / 50 Silver (1970)
Weston, West Coast Foundries

"Two cowpokes are discussing, over a cup of coffee, the better virtues of Millie down at the Silver Dollar Saloon."
Coffee Time - Ltd Ed 50 (1970)
Coffee Time (Silver)
Ltd Ed 50 Bronze / 50 Silver (1970)
Weston, West Coast Foundries

"Two cowpokes are discussing, over a cup of coffee, the better virtues of Millie down at the Silver Dollar Saloon."
 

 

 
 
 

 

 

Cold Saddles Mean Horses (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 6 Bronze (1974)
CMC Foundry
Comanchero Bandit - Ltd Ed 30 (1969)
Comanchero Bandit (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 30 Bronze / 30 Silver (1969)
Weston, West Coast Foundries
"The "comanchero" was a Mexican outlaw who worked in conjunction with the Indians in plundering the wagon trains and cattle drives."
 

 

 

 

 

 

Comanche Hostile (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 30 Bronze (1988)
Skurja Foundry
Cheetah - Ltd Ed 50 (1976)
Cougar (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 50 Bronze (1976)
Weston Foundry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counting Coup (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 6 Bronze (1974)
CMC Foundry
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

Crow Scout (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 6 Bronze (1974)
CMC Foundry

Dancing Indian with a Lance - Ltd Ed 50 (1969)

Dancing Indian with Lance (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 50 Bronze / 50 Silver (1969)
Weston, West Coast Foundries
"One of three sculptures that depict the Indian in a war dance series."

Dancing Indian with a Tomahawk - Ltd Ed 50 (1969)

Dancing Indian with Tomahawk (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 50 Bronze / 50 Silver (1969)
Weston, West Coast Foundries
"One of three sculptures that depict the Indian in a war dance series."

Dancing Medicine Man - Ltd Ed 50 (1969)

Dancing Medicine Man (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 50 Bronze / 50 Silver (1969)
Weston, West Coast Foundries
"One of three sculptures that depict the Indian in a war dance series."
Dragoon, 1847 - Ltd Ed 40 Bronze/10 Silver (1971)
Dragoon, 1847 (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 40 Bronze/10 Silver (1971)
Weston Foundry
"The Texas-Mexican War, not often remembered, was one of the last periods where Napoleonic tactics and color were used. This dragoon is in a charging attack."

Drawn Sabers - Ltd Ed 50 (1969)

Drawn Sabers (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 50 Bronze / 50 Silver (1969)
Weston, West Coast Foundries
"Though the Civil War saw the last of the saber charges, this sculpture shows four U.S. Cavalry troopers in a headlong charge with sabers waving forecfully."
Dusted - Ltd Ed 50 (1970)
Dusted (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 50 Bronze / 50 Silver (1970)
Weston, West Coast Foundries
"Bull riding is one of the most exciting of rodeo events. Here the rider has been thrown hard into the dust."
El Bandido (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 30 Bronze / 10 Silver (1971)
Weston Foundry
"The borders between the United States and Mexico saw many of these wild bandits who were loyal to neither side. Here "El Bandito" is mounted on a stolen horse waving a bottle of muscatel."
 

 

 

 

 

 
Enemy Tracks (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 25 Bronze (1980)
Weston Foundry
Fast Horses and Long Ropes - Ltd Ed 60 (1973)
Fast Horses and Long Ropes (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 60 Bronze (1973)
Weston Foundry
"In the early days, the cattle were as wild as the Old West. To get close enough to them, the cowboy needed an agile and fast horse. A long rope also came in handy."

Fighting Bucks - Ltd Ed 40 (1971)

Fighting Bucks (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 30 Bronze / 10 Silver (1971)
Weston Foundry
"Another wildlife sculpture showing two deer bucks contesting during rutting season for the dominance of the doe."

Fighting Bucks - Ltd Ed 40 (1971)

Fighting Bucks (Silver)
Ltd Ed 30 Bronze / 10 Silver (1971)
Weston Foundry
"Another wildlife sculpture showing two deer bucks contesting during rutting season for the dominance of the doe."
Fighting Stallions - Ltd Ed 30 (1969)
Fighting Stallions - Version 1 (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 30 Bronze / 10 silver (1969)
Weston Foundry
"The West was once the home of thousands of wild mustangs. The stallions fought each other, as these two are doing, for their "harems."
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fighting Stallions - Version 2 (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 30 Bronze (1985)
Skurja Foundry
"The West was once the home of thousands of wild mustangs. The stallions fought each other, as these two are doing, for their "harems."
 
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
Frenchy (Bronze Mixed Media)
Ltd Ed 30 Bronze Mixed Media (1989)
Skurja Foundry
Geronimo (Bronze with aged patina)
Ltd Ed 30 Bronze (1989)
Skurja Foundry
Getting Acquainted (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 30 Bronze (1977)
Weston Foundry
 

 

 

 

 

 

Going to the Post (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 250 Bronze (1977)
Weston, CMC Foundries
Going to the Sing (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 30 Bronze /10 Silver (1971)
Weston Foundry
"The Navajos enjoy numerous get-togethers during the year. They call many of these occasions 'the sing'. This work captures two Navajo men chanting on their way to 'the sing."
Grizzly Bear (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 25 Bronze (1976)
Weston Foundry

 

 
He Ain't No Keg A Nails (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 50 Bronze / 50 Silver (1969)
Weston, CMC Foundries
"The grizzly bear, a predator of cattle, was often hunted out and killed by cowboys whenever he was over-zealous in his kills. On occasion, cowboys have even played with him -- a very dangerous game."
Herd Bull - Ltd Ed 75 (1973)
Herd Bull (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 75 Bronze (1973)
Weston Foundry
"A sculpture of a great bull buffalo, the leader of the herd."

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

Hightailin' (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 30 Bronze (1989)
Skurja Foundry

His Land (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 50 Bronze / 50 Silver (1970)
Weston, West Coast Foundries
"This sculpture (one of my favorites) shows the first American in a land that supplied all his needs. He is shown speeding down a swift stream in his birch bark canoe following a bountiful hunt. His canoe contains a buck, goose and a rabbit. Unfortunately, civilization transgressed onto his land and soon upset his environmental system." Don Polland
 

 

 

 

Hunting Cougar (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 25 Bronze (1986)
Skurja Foundry
 

 

 

 

I Come in Peace (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 30 Bronze (1987)
Skurja Foundry

Indian Beef- Ltd Ed 30 Bronze (1969)

Indian Beef (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 30 Bronze / 30 Silver (1969)
Weston, West Coast Foundries
"An early study of a running buffalo."

Indian Beef (Silver)
Ltd Ed 30 Bronze / 30 Silver (1969)
Weston, West Coast Foundries
"An early study of a running buffalo."
 

 

 

 

 

 
 
Jedediah Smith (Bronze Mixed Media)
Ltd Ed 30 Bronze Mixed Media (1989)
Skurja Foundry
Jim Bridger - Unlimited Ed Bronze (1970)
Jim Bridger (Bronze)
Unlimited Edition Bronze (1969)
Weston Foundry
"My interpretation of what the great trapper, explorer and scout might have looked like."
Jim Bridger (Polychromed Bronze Style 1)
Unlimited Edition Bronze (1969)
Weston Foundry
"My interpretation of what the great trapper, explorer and scout might have looked like."
Jim Bridger (Polychromed Bronze Style 2)
Unlimited Edition Bronze (1969)
Weston Foundry
My interpretation of what the great trapper, explorer and scout might have looked like."
Kaibab Buck (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 30 Bronze / 10 Silver (1971)
Weston Foundry
"This wildlife sculpture depicts one of the many deer found in northern Arizona grazing along the Kaibab Plateau on the north side of the Grand Canyon."
Kaibab Buck (Silver)
Ltd Ed 30 Bronze / 10 Silver (1971)
Weston Foundry
"This wildlife sculpture depicts one of the many deer found in northern Arizona grazing along the Kaibab Plateau on the north side of the Grand Canyon."

King O' The Hill (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 50 Bronze / 50 Silver (1970)
Weston, West Coast Foundries

"Two Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep in battle. When they ram their horns together, you can hear the cracking sound for miles."

King O' The Hill (Silver)
Ltd Ed 50 Bronze / 50 Silver (1970)
Weston, West Coast Foundries

"Two Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep in battle. When they ram their horns together, you can hear the cracking sound for miles."
 
 

 

 

 

 


Line Rider (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 25 Bronze (1982)
Weston Foundry
 
 

 

 

 

 



Longhorn Steer (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 30 Bronze / 30 Silver (1969)
Weston, West Coast Foundries
"A study of a running longhorn steer."
Looking for Trouble (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 35 Bronze (1976)
Weston Foundry

 


Lookouts (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 30 Bronze (1969)
Weston, West Coast Foundries
"These two Indians, crouched behind a rock outcrop, are observing the wagon trains which crisscrossed their land."
Lost Dispatch (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 50 Bronze / 50 Silver (1970)
Weston Foundry
"The US Cavalry, when pinned down or in need of reinforcements, would send a dispatch rider back to the fort for help. This rider has encountered Indians . . . . he will not get through."
Lost Dispatch (Silver)
Ltd Ed 50 Bronze / 50 Silver (1970)
Weston Foundry
"The US Cavalry, when pinned down or in need of reinforcements, would send a dispatch rider back to the fort for help. This rider has encountered Indians . . . . he will not get through."
Mandan Indian Hunter (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 12 Bronze (1979)
Weston, Skurja Foundries
 

 

 

 

 

 

Marauders (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 30 Bronze (1988)
Skurja Foundry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maverick Calf (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 6 Bronze (1974)
CMC Foundry
Mavericks - Ltd Ed 30 (1969)
Mavericks (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 30 Bronze / 30 Silver (1969)
Weston, West Coast Foundries
"A group of longhorn cattle in headlong flight."

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mermaid (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 250 Bronze (1977)
Weston, CMC Foundries

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mohawk War Party (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 30 Bronze (1989)
Skurja Foundry

 

 

 

 

 

 

Moment of Repose (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 50 Bronze (1989)
Skurja Foundry
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monday Morning Wash Version 1 without Girl (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 6 Bronze (1975)
Weston Foundry
Monday Morning Wash Version 2 with Girl (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 6 Bronze (1975)
CMC Foundry
Unkown Title - Ltd Ed 60 (1977)
Mountain Man (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 60 Bronze (1978)
Weston Foundry
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nude Standing with Towel (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 50 Bronze (1989)
Skurja Foundry

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oh Great Spirit (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 30 Bronze (1985)
Skurja Foundry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oh Sugar! (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 30 Bronze / 10 Silver (1971)
Weston Foundry
"The horses and cow ponies that were used by our early cowboys were not as well broke or as dependable as what we see in today's rodeos. They were known to explode into action with or without the slightest provocation. Most often their choice of ground was not conducive to soft landings!"
Outlaws, The (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 6 (1974)
CMC Foundry

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Painting the Town (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 6 Bronze (1975)
CMC Foundry
Point Rider - Ltd Ed 60 (1973)
Point Rider (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 60 Bronze (1973)
Weston Foundry
"A lone cowboy riding point of a herd."
Polo Player (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 250 Bronze (1976)
Weston, CMC Foundries
Portuguese Phillips (Bronze Mixed Media)
Ltd Ed 30 Bronze Mixed Media (1989)
Skurja Foundry

 
Pronghorns with Trees - Ltd Ed 50 (1969)
Pronghorns - Version 1 with Tree (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 50 Bronze (1969)
Weston Foundry
"A group of buck antelope in wild flight."
(with tree)

Pronghorns - Ltd Ed 50 (1970)

Pronghorns - Version 2 without Tree (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 50 Bronze / 50 Silver (1974)
Weston, West Coast Foundries
"A group of buck antelope in wild flight."
(without tree)

Pronghorns - Ltd Ed 50 (1970)

Pronghorns - Version 2 without Tree (Silver)
Ltd Ed 50 Bronze / 50 Silver (1974)
Weston, West Coast Foundries
"A group of buck antelope in wild flight."
(without tree)

Reclining Nude (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 240 Bronze / 10 Silver (1976)
Weston Foundry

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rescue (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 6 Bronze (1975)
CMC Foundry
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Robe, The (Bronze)
Version 2 of Buffalo Robe
Ltd Ed 25 Bronze (1980)
Weston Foundry
Roper (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 60 Bronze (1973)
Weston Foundry
"A cowboy on a spirited horse, with rope in hand, ready for a day's work."
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Roughin' out the Kinks (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 60 Bronze (1973)
Weston Foundry
"These two cowboys prepare to take the rough kinks out of an ornery horse. This was an every day occurrence with some of these half-broke cow ponies."
Run for the Border - Ltd Ed 60 (1973)
Run for the Border (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 60 Bronze (1973)
Weston Foundry
"A Mexican bandido charging down to the river to escape into Mexico."
Running Free (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 25 Bronze (1985)
Skurja Foundry

 

Saddle Bronc Rider - Ltd Ed 350 (1978)

Saddle Bronc Rider (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 350 Bronze (1978)
Weston, Skurja, CMC Foundries
"This is one of a series of seven miniature bronze scupltures entitled 'The Seven Events of Rodeo'."
Setter (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 250 Bronze (1970)
Weston Foundry

 

 
Shakin' Out A Loop - Ltd Ed 40 (1971)
Shakin' Out A Loop (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 30 Bronze / 10 Silver (1971)
Weston, West Coast Foundries
"A cowboy shaking out his rope, prior to making a catch."
 

 

 

 

 

Silent Trail (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 30 Bronze (1986)
Skurja Foundry
Sioux Indian Head (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 50 Bronze (1972)
Weston Foundry
"A small bust of the regal Sioux Indian."
Sioux Indian Head (Polychromed Bronze)
Ltd Ed 50 Bronze (1972)
Weston Foundry
"A small bust of the regal Sioux Indian."
 

 

 

 

 

 

Standing Nude (Nude Study) (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 50 Bronze (1983)
Skurja Foundry
Start Prayin' - Ltd Ed 50 (1969)
Start Prayin' (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 50 Bronze / 50 Silver (1969)
Weston, West Coast Foundries
"This work shows an enraged cow chasing off a rider who had attempted to rope her calf for branding. These "range mamas" were not afraid to tackle man or horse."
Start Prayin' - Ltd Ed 50 (1969)
Start Prayin' (Silver)
Ltd Ed 50 Bronze / 50 Silver (1969)
Weston, West Coast Foundries
"This work shows an enraged cow chasing off a rider who had attempted to rope her calf for branding. These "range mamas" were not afraid to tackle man or horse."

Steer Wrestling - Ltd Ed 350 (1978)

Steer Wrestling (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 350 Bronze (1978)
Weston, Skurja, CMC Foundries
"This is one of a series of seven miniature bronze scupltures entitled 'The Seven Events of Rodeo'."

Supremacy - Ltd Ed 30 (1970)

Supremacy (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 30 Bronze (1970)
Weston, CMC Foundries
"The West was once the home of thousands of wild mustangs. The stallions fought each other, as these two are doing, for their "harems."

Header and Heeler Team Roping - Ltd Ed 350 (1978)

Team Roping (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 350 Bronze (1978)
Weston, Skurja, CMC Foundries
"This is one of a series of seven miniature bronze scupltures entitled 'The Seven Events of Rodeo'."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thru the Sage (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 30 Bronze / 10 Silver (1971)
Weston Foundry
"TAn old Navajo man rides with dignity through his beloved land."
 
Top Money - Ltd Ed 30 (1969)
Top Money (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 30 Bronze / 30 Silver (1968)
Weston, West Coast Foundries
"This sculpture depicts an event in the early days of the rodeo --- steer riding. This cowboy is riding a longhorn. Today, the larger, more vicious Brahman bull is used."
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tracking (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 60 Bronze (1973)
Weston
"This sculpture depicts an event in the early days of the rodeo --- steer riding. This cowboy is riding a longhorn. Today, the larger, more vicious Brahman bull is used."
Trail Hazard - Ltd Ed 30 (1969)
Trail Hazard (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 30 Bronze / 30 Silver (1969)
Weston, West Coast Foundries
"The mountain men met many hazards along the trail. This work is shows a typical example -- the rattlesnake."
Trail Hazard - Ltd Ed 30 (1969)
Trail Hazard (Silver)
Ltd Ed 30 Bronze / 30 Silver (1969)
Weston, West Coast Foundries
"The mountain men met many hazards along the trail. This work is shows a typical example -- the rattlesnake."
Trail to Cowsprings - Ltd Ed 30 Bronze/10 Silver (1971)
Trail to Cowsprings (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 30 Bronze / 10 Silver (1971)
Weston Foundry
"This Navajo Indian is enroute to the Cowsprings Trading Post. It was at these trading posts that the Indians acquired, by trading their jewelery, baskets, pots and blankets, the articles and supplies they required for life or pleasure."
Trooper Ltd Ed 250 (1971)
Trooper (Bronze on Base with Plaque)
Ltd Ed 250 Bronze (1971)
??? Foundry
"A commissioned sculpture depicting a bust of a young rookie officer of the U.S. Cavalry, Indian War period."

 
Tumble (with rifle) Ltd Ed 50 (1971)
Tumble - Version with Rifle (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 40 Bronze / 10 Silver (1971)
Weston Foundry
"This is a study of action - a Comanche Indian on a running horse that has just stumbled."
This verion has a rifle. There is another version with a spear.
Tumble (with spear) Ltd Ed 50 (1971)
Tumble - Version with Spear (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 40 Bronze / 10 Silver (1971)
Weston Foundry
"This is a study of action - a Comanche Indian on a running horse that has just stumbled."
This verion has a spear. There is another version with a rifle.
Turtle Hounds (1977)
Turtle Hounds (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 250 Bronze (1971)
Weston, CMC Foundries

 

 
Unloadin' - Ltd Ed 60 (1973)
Unloadin' (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 60 Bronze (1973)
"These two desert prospectors, after having their morning meal, packed their mule to leave, only to find that the mule had other ideas."

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

US Marshal (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 25 (1975)
??? Foundry

Wanted (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 40 Bronze / 10 Silver (1970)
Weston, West Coast Foundries
"In the Old West, some men were less enthused with work than they were with crime. This man, unable to enter town for fear of being recognized, rests his horse beside a post outside of town reading a wanted poster (more than likely his)."

 

 

Wanted (Silver)
Ltd Ed 40 Bronze / 10 Silver (1970)
Weston, West Coast Foundries
"In the Old West, some men were less enthused with work than they were with crime. This man, unable to enter town for fear of being recognized, rests his horse beside a post outside of town reading a wanted poster (more than likely his)."
War Chief Plaque (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 60 (1972)
Weston Foundry
"This high relief sculpture depicts a Blackfoot Chief."
 
 
War Cry (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 30 Bronze / 30 Silver (1969)
Weston, West Coast Foundries
"Battle was a ritualistic game with the Indians, the singular fact that caused them most of their defests. Their warriors were superior to ours, but their rules, not ours, defeated them."

War Party (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 60 Bronze (1973)
Weston Foundry
"This sculpture depicts a small band of raiding Blackfoot Indians. Each is mounted on his favorite war pony. Woe be it to the white man whose path they cross."
When Enemies Meet - Ltd Ed 30 (1969)
When Enemies Meet (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 30 Bronze / 30 Silver (1969)
Weston, West Coast Foundries
"The Indian tribes often raided other tribes to steal horses and slaves. When they closed for battle, their brave tactics on horesback were grand indeed."
When Enemies Meet - Ltd Ed 30 (1969)
When Enemies Meet (Silver)
Ltd Ed 30 Bronze / 30 Silver (1969)
Weston, West Coast Foundries
"The Indian tribes often raided other tribes to steal horses and slaves. When they closed for battle, their brave tactics on horesback were grand indeed."

Whose Meat (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 50 Bronze / 50 Silver (1969)
Weston, West Coast Foundries
"In the early days when guns were not so powerful, a ball from these early weapons would not always drop the games where it was shot. Here we see a mountain man who had shot a deer and had to track it. In the meantime, the Indian had also shot the deer with an arrow. Now I wonder: Whose meat?"

 

 

 

 

Wild Stallion (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 30 Bronze (1986)
Skurja Foundry

Young Bulls (Bronze)
Ltd Ed 50 Bronze / 50 Silver (1968)
Weston, West Coast Foundries
"A study of two young longhorns testing their horns in a mock battle."
     

Bronze Franklin Mint Wild Horse Pewters By Don Polland (Polland allowed to cast 12 in bronze)

 

 

 

 

 

Spring (Bronze)
Bronze Casting of Wild Stallion Pewter
Ltd Ed 12 Bronze (1977)
CMC Foundry

 

 

 

 

 

Summer (Bronze)
Bronze Casting of Foaling Pewter
Ltd Ed 12 Bronze (1977)
CMC Foundry

 

 

 

 

 

Fall (Bronze)
Bronze Casting of Running Free Pewter
Ltd Ed 12 Bronze (1977)
CMC Foundry
 

Winter (Bronze)
Bronze Casting of Survival Pewter
Ltd Ed 12 Bronze (1977)
CMC Foundry
  
     
Foundry Information:

Weston
West Coast
Skurja
CMC
    

 

We are looking for additional Don Polland limited edition bronze and silver scupltures. If you have any for sale, please contact us at Don Polland Collectors.

 

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