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Carman, B.,
Bronze Horse Foundry,
Pryse Monument,
History -- United States
History -- United States
Figure group
Dress -- Historic
Outdoor Sculpture -- Oklahoma -- Newkirk
Sculpture
Land of Hope, (
sculpture
).
Artist:
Carman, B., sculptor.
Bronze Horse Foundry, founder.
Pryse Monument, fabricator.
Title:
Land of Hope, (
sculpture
).
Dates:
Commissioned Oct. 1993. 1993-1994. Dedicated Sept. 17, 1994.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture
: bronze; Base: Autumn Rose granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture
: approx. H. 6 ft. 4 in. x W. 45 in. x Diam. 40 in.; Base: approx. 2 ft. 9 in. x 5 ft. 6 in. x 4 ft. (13,200 lbs.).
Inscription:
B Carman/Bronze Horse (Incised on base, front:) LAND OF HOPE (Incised on base, left:) 1893 LAND OF HOPE 1994/THIS STATUE "LAND OF HOPE" DEPICTS THE COURAGEOUS PIONEERS WHO/STAKED THEIR LAND CLAIM IN THE "LAND RUN OF THE CHEROKEE OUTLET"/IN 1893. THIS WAS CREATED BY SCULPTOR BERNADETTE HESS CARMAN,/A NATIVE DAUGHTER WHO GENEROUSLY DONATED HER TIME AND TALENT TO/SCULPT THIS PIECE FOR THE HEIRS OF THESE BRAVE ANCESTORS./MAJOR DONATIONS FOR THE BRONZE CASTING WERE GIVEN BY/THE GLENN W. PEEL FOUNDATION AND/THE
NEWKIRK
CENTENNIAL COMMITTEE/DEDICATION - SEPT. 17, 1994/
NEWKIRK
,
OKLAHOMA
(Names of stone donors are listed on the right side of the base) signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Full-length figure of a man and woman in 19th century pioneer dress stand on a square base. The man has a moustache, holster and hat which hangs down his back. The woman holds daisies in her proper left hand. She wears a long dress and her sunbonnet is off her head.
Subject:
History
--
United States
--
Westward Expansion
History
--
United States
--
Oklahoma
Figure group
Dress
--
Historic
--
Pioneer Dress
Object Type:
Outdoor
Sculpture
--
Oklahoma
--
Newkirk
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Kay County Commissioners, 8th & Main,
Newkirk
,
Oklahoma
74647
Located Kay County Courthouse,
Newkirk
,
Oklahoma
Remarks:
Commissioned by the
Newkirk
Centennial Committee to commemorate the opening of the Cherokee Outlet. The casting of the work was financed by the Glenn W. Peale Foundation. Remaining funds were provided by the Centennial Committee through the sale of medallions of the statue and from the profits of the
Newkirk
Centennial Celebration. The
sculpture
is deeded to Kay County. IAS files contain dedication program, related articles from the
Newkirk
Herald-Journal, Oct. 21, 1993 and Sept. 8, 1994, Ponca City News, Nov. 2, 1993 and the Daily Oklahoman, Nov. 4, 1993. IAS files also contain donor text on right side of the base.
References:
Save
Outdoor
Sculpture
,
Oklahoma
survey, 1994.
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 OK000190
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