Sculpture Guide: Buffalo Bill—The Scout

Sculpture Guide: Buffalo Bill—The Scout

By Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney
1924

Location: North of the building, visible from inside the Whitney Western Art Museum

Following the 1917 death of William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody, a committee from Cody, Wyoming, commissioned Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, sculptor and arts patron from New York, to create a monumental tribute to Buffalo Bill.

Dedicated in 1924, Whitney depicted the western figure as an army scout, peering down a trail signaling troops to follow.

Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (1875 – 1942). Buffalo Bill—The Scout, 1924. Cast by Roman Bronze Works, New York. Bronze, H 149 x W 84 inches. Gift of the Artist. 3.58

Learn more about this sculpture:

• Points West Online: Cody’s Fairy Godmother: Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney and Her Memorial Sculpture, Buffalo Bill—The Scout
• Treasures from Our West: Buffalo Bill—The Scout