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The Graduate, (sculpture). Artist:  Lanjani, Farshad, sculptor. Lanjani, Farnoosh, sculptor. Title:  The Graduate, (sculpture). Dates:  1985. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: concrete, painted; Base: brick. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 9 ft. 9 in. x 47 in. x 47 in.; Base: approx. 29 in. x 5 ft. 10 in. x 5 ft. 10 in. Inscription:  (On plaque on front of base:) The Graduate/1985/(first column:) Farshad Lanjani/Farnoosh Lanjani/Sculptors (second column:) Dr. Edwin E. Vineyard/President/Universal Educational Opportunity unsigned Description:  A male figure dressed in a graduation robe and hat without a tassel standing atop a round ball. His facial features resemble those of a Native American. He is holding a rolled up paper, possibly a diploma, in both hands in front of him at waist level. An open book is resting on the ball in front of the figure. The sculpture is on a square brick base. Subject:  Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Education -- Student Ethnic -- Indian Dress -- Ceremonial -- Academic Dress Object -- Written Matter -- Book Object -- Written Matter -- Scroll Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Oklahoma -- Tonkawa Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Northern Oklahoma College, 1220 East Grand, Tonkawa, Oklahoma 74653 Located Northern Oklahoma College, Central Hall, campus entrance, Tonkawa, Oklahoma Remarks:  The artists were students at Northern Oklahoma College while they were creating the sculpture. They chose Native-American features for the figure's countenance because the college serves many Native Americans. The artists stated that the sculpture symbolizes the opportunity for all people to gain an education. IAS files contain related articles from Tonkawa News (Tonkawa, OK), April 4, 1985, pg. 12; from Blackwell Journal Tribune (Oklahoma), Jan. 25, 1985, pg. 3; and from the Northern Oklahoma College Yearbook, Roundup 1985, volume 37. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Oklahoma survey, 1995. Illustration:  Image on file. Blackwell Journal Tribune (Oklahoma), Jan. 25, 1985, pg. 3. 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 OK000100   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture OK000100 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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