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Thomas Jefferson, (sculpture). Artist:  Park, Yon Sim, 1928- , sculptor. Pepe Mendez Studio, fabricator. Title:  Thomas Jefferson, (sculpture). Dates:  Commissioned 1982. Dedicated April 15, 1983. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: KellStone; Base: KellStone. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 12 ft. 11 in. x Diam. 85 in.; Base: approx. H. 18 in. x Diam. 10 ft. (7 tons). Inscription:  (Incised on plinth, rear:) PEPE MENDEZ STUDIO TULSA/EXECUTED 1983 BY YON SIM PARK (Incised on plinth, front:) THOMAS JEFFERSON unsigned Founder's mark appears. Description:  Standing figure of Thomas Jefferson, dressed in a long coat, vest, ruffled shirt and trousers tucked into knee-high boots. He leans on the column with his proper right elbow, perched on a book whose title "Architecture" appears on the spine. His cloak, from which a plumb bob can be seen, covers the column and his proper left hand is extended. A walking stick leans at the rear of the column and there are tree stumps on the ground. The figure faces east, towards Washington D.C., Monticello and the University of Virginia. Subject:  Portrait male -- Jefferson, Thomas -- Full length Occupation -- Political -- President Occupation -- Political -- Statesman Occupation -- Political -- Diplomat Occupation -- Law -- Lawyer Occupation -- Education Occupation -- Writer -- Author Occupation -- Art -- Architect Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Education Object -- Written Matter -- Book Object -- Tool -- Plumb bob Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Oklahoma -- Claremore Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Rogers University, Rogers State College Foundation, 1701 West Will Rogers Boulevard, Claremore, Oklahoma 74018 Located Rogers University, Entrance, Claremore, Oklahoma 74018 Remarks:  Commissioned by the Rogers State College Board of Regents, the Student Senate, and Presidential Scholars in honor of Oklahoma's Diamond Jubilee. The $25,000 cost was financed by the Rogers College Foundation, the Rogers State College Auxiliary budget, sales of a souvenir booklet and individual gifts. The statue of Jefferson symbolized Education. IAS files contain related excerpt from the "Guidebook to Rogers State College," an article from the Claremore Daily Progress, April 13, 1983, and copies of information from the vertical files of the University library. 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 OK000240   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture OK000240 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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