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(Charles E. Page Memorial), (sculpture). Artist:  Taft, Lorado Zadoc, 1860-1936, sculptor. Title:  (Charles E. Page Memorial), (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Nov. 20, 1930. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Figures: bronze with green patina; Exedra: granite or marble; Stage: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 15 x 30 x 8 ft.; Base: approx. 9 in. x 30 ft. x 8 ft. Inscription:  (Incised in front, below central figure:) CHARLES PAGE (On plaque below incised inscription:) INASMUCH AS YE HAVE DONE IT UNTO ONE/OF THE LEAST OF THESE MY BRETHREN/YE HAVE DONE IT UNTO ME (On plaque in front of stage:) CHARLES PAGE/JUNE 2, 1860-DEC. 27, 1926/INDEPENDENT OIL PRODUCER AND INDUSTRIALIST WHO/CARVED A CITY OUT OF A WILDERNESS AND ESTABLISHED/INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCIAL FIRMS FOR THE SOLE/PURPOSE OF SUPPORTING THE SAND SPRINGS HOME./HIS MOTTO: THINK RIGHT! unsigned Description:  Four full-length figures are installed on a large exedra. Charles Page stands on the central elevated pedestal. He stands in front of a wide Doric column, wearing a suit with vest and tie. He holds a Bible to his chest in his proper right hand. His proper left hand is on his hip. A woman holding a baby stands on the steps to the left. She wears a plain dress and a large coat over her shoulders. A little boy and girl stand to the right. The boy stands on the exedra's seat proffering flowers held in his proper left hand. His proper right arm is around the shoulder of an older girl holding flowers to her chest. The whole piece is set onto a large performing stage. Subject:  Portrait male -- Page, Charles E. -- Full length Children Figure group -- Family -- Mother & Child Occupation -- Other -- Businessman Occupation -- Monetary -- Philanthropist Occupation -- Industry -- Oil Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Oklahoma -- Sand Springs Exedra Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Sand Springs Home, 2nd & Main, Sand Springs, Oklahoma 74063 Located Page Memorial Park, Main at Broadway, Sand Springs, Oklahoma Remarks:  Commissioned by Mrs. Charles E. Page and the Board of Trustees of the Sand Springs Home for $100,000. The sculpture honors Charles Page (1860-1926), a local businessman and town founder who established the Sand Springs Home for Widows and Orphans. IAS files include related articles from the Tulsa Tribune, Nov. 2, 1930, Nov. 16, 1930 and Nov. 21, 1930 which refer to the exedra on which the Page figure stands as marble. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Oklahoma survey, 1996. Illustration:  Image on file. Tulsa Tribune, Nov. 16, 1930, Sect. B, pg. 1. 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 OK000225   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture OK000225 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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