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Muno, Rich,
Bockus, Bruce L.,
Scissortail Bronze Works,
NICO Industries,
Ceremony -- Festival
Figure group
Recreation -- Sport & Play
Object -- Other
Outdoor Sculpture -- Oklahoma -- Oklahoma City
Sculpture
(The Runners), (sculpture).
Artist:
Muno
,
Rich
,
1939-
,
sculptor
.
Bockus, Bruce L., architect.
Scissortail Bronze Works, founder.
NICO Industries, contractor.
Title:
(The Runners), (sculpture).
Dates:
1989. Dedicated April 22, 1989.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: polished granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 15 x 8 x 8 ft.; Base: approx. 7 x 12 x 12 ft.
Inscription:
RICH
MUNO
SCISSORTAIL BRONZE WORKS INC. (On front of base, incised:) OK 89 U.S. Olympic Festival/WINNING A PLACE IN THE WORLD/JULY 21-30, 1989/OKLAHOMA CITY (list of additional cities and information on the land run centennial celebration) (On left of base, front, incised: information on Oklahoma Centennial Sports, Inc. and the executive committee) (On left of base, back, incised:) PARONS (sic) PROVIDING SUPPORT/INSTRUMENTAL IN PRESENTING/U.S. OLYMPIC FESTIVAL (list of names) (On right of base, back:) PATRONS PROVIDING SUPPORT/INSTRUMENTAL IN CREATING THE CENTENNIAL FESTIVAL PLAZA (list of names) (On right of base, front:) CENTENNIAL FESTIVAL PLAZA/DEDICATED APRIL 22, 1989/(list of names) signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A male and a female runner dressed in tank-tops, shorts and tennis shoes. The female runner holds a torch in her upraised proper left arm. Standing on her proper left side, the male runner holds a similar torch in his upraised proper right hand. Sculpture is atop a five-sided base with inscriptions on all sides.
Subject:
Ceremony -- Festival -- Olympics
Figure group
Recreation -- Sport & Play -- Track & Field
Object -- Other -- Torch
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Oklahoma -- Oklahoma City
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Oklahoma City, Parks and Recreation Department, 420 West Main, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102
Located Outside sports complex, intersection of Broadway & Sheridan, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Oklahoma survey, 1996.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS OK000113
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