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Richard Beyer – The Man Who Used to Hunt Cougars for Bounty
The Man Who Used To Hunt Cougars For Bounty — 1972 In 1971, when Western Washington University campus was remodeling, they asked Beyer to create a sculpture that would be placed in front on the library. Beyer chose to make… Continue Reading →
A Meeting Between Old Rivals Richard Beyer was an artist driven by his deep-rooted philosophy and a penchant for story telling that lead him to create a vast body of sculptural work. He was born July 26, 1925… Continue Reading →
The Man and The Cougar Born in 1925, Richard Beyer was a World War II veteran as well as an artist. His works focused on nature, using animals and humans to convey stories through their poses and facial expressions…. Continue Reading →
Sculptor Richard Beyer was born on July 26, 1925 in Washington DC and died on April 9, 2012 in New York City. Between the years of 1968 and 2012, he created over 90 large sculptures for public… Continue Reading →
Western Washington University is home to a nationally acknowledged sculpture collection. The collection includes a vast variety of pieces, but there is one piece that is constantly being misinterpreted among the students on campus. Richard Beyer’s sculpture, “The Man Who… Continue Reading →
Western Washington University is nationally recognized for it’s sculpture collection, which includes pieces such as “For Handel”, a large, industrial abstraction of a mosquito, and “Stadium Piece”, a stairwell that leads nowhere. One piece, however, has gathered it’s own form… Continue Reading →
Do you think this man is humping a bear? This piece sculpted by Richard Beyer in 1972 can be interpreted to mean many different things, as all art can be. Initially many people think it’s a man humping a bear,… Continue Reading →
“The Story of a Man and a Cougar: A Local Bellingham Legend Brought to Life” By Richard Beyer A short video depicting a familiar and communal sculpture whose home is on Western Washington University’s campus. “The Man Who Used… Continue Reading →
For people who have attended Western Washington University, it’s almost a definite fact that you’ve seen the famous statue of a man and animal in an awkward embrace. There are theories that have been passed around from student to student,… Continue Reading →