Attitude adjustment

(1927 -2017) was an American sculptor

“Coming into Joseph, I can’t help but to compare what it was like when I was a kid growing up there. At that time I never even imagined I would have Bronze Statuary on the streets; the thought never even entered my mind. The traffic was so different back then. The streets were so empty after 4:00 on a weekday, you could shoot a cannon down Main Street without hitting anyone. Things were only a little livelier when the farmers & ranchers came to town on weekends. The ‘Attitude Adjustment’ monument stands on the corner of the block where Duncan’s Livery Barn stood. I used to start my colts in the corrals out back, and ride them there until I got most of the ‘buck’ out of them. The memories of the Old West are still there & I am proud to have been part of that area and equally proud to be able to contribute to the atmosphere of Joseph with my sculptures of the Western Way of Life.”
-Austin Barton