Bob Scriver
Bob Scriver
Let Um Buck
1968
Bronze
Signed on Base
ID: DH4730
Robert “Bob” MacFie Scriver (1914–1999) was a Montana-born sculptor whose journey from musician and teacher to being hailed as “America’s foremost sculptor today—bar none” defined a mid-20th‑century legacy in Western and Native American art . Raised on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in Browning, he earned both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music before transitioning to teaching and performing cornet in bands across the Northwest.
At age 42, Scriver shifted to taxidermy and three years later channeled that expertise into bronze sculpture.
His works vividly captured Western life: wildlife, cowboys, and Blackfeet Native Americans. He established his own foundry and art museum in Browning and produced iconic pieces like “Explorers at Giant Springs,” a Lewis & Clark statue and Fort Benton commission.
A charter member of the Society of Animal Artists and a member of the Cowboy Artists of America, the National Academy of Western Art, and other esteemed bodies, Scriver received gold and silver medals for excellence.
Major commissions included Buffalo Bill and Bill Linderman statues, and the widely acclaimed “Winchester Rider”.