“The Original Texans” Project History

August 8, 2005 – Doug Scott signs contract with WTAMU. The sculpture value is $300,000.00.

September 8, 2005 – Production of the miniatures begins.

October 18, 2005 – The miniature bronzes of “The Original Texans” are available for purchase.

November 21, 2005 – A million pound capacity crane was used to load the largest block of marble ever quarried in New Mexico! This block weighs 72,000 pounds.

April 4, 2006 – The first cut is being made on the monumental marble block, while more bronze buffalos are being poured. Notice the red hot crucible. It is full of molten bronze.

April 5, 2006 – This morning the first block of marble is removed from the sculpture. This removed block is a substantial piece of the history of "The Original Texans" sculpture … special. Perhaps someone would value a special sculpture created from this special block of marble.

April 14, 2006 – Starting to see a buffalo.

April 20, 2006 – Doug and his long drill are rolling big doney boulders off of "Russell". The name of the sculpture is "The Original Texans" … but "Russell" is Doug's affectionate pet - name for the sculpture. This is in honor of Dr. Russell Long.

May 4, 2006 – One horn is carved…

The sledgehammer pounds away at Russell's "afro"

June 15, 2006 –

The buffalo head is all there,

and the calf is coming out!!

June 26, 2006 – Shaping the hump.

July 19, 2006 –

Standing on Russell's head.

August 9, 2006 –

Russell gets a tail!!

September 9, 2006 –

A young pretty girl (carved in

marble) holds her hands up so

as to support my foot while I

grind on Russell's rear.

September 12, 2006 – The first cut under the belly.

November 7, 2006 –

Here is the current condition of the "site" where Russell

will live … I look to install him in the spring.

January 12, 2007 – 9 foot tall

“Russell” looks cozy in 2½ feet of snow.

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