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Park, Yon Sim,
Kellert Industries,
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Literature -- Graham
Outdoor Sculpture -- Oklahoma -- Claremore
Sculpture
The Lone Cadet, (sculpture).
Artist:
Park, Yon Sim, 1928- , sculptor.
Kellert Industries, contractor.
Title:
The Lone Cadet, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated June 16, 1984.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: KellStone, painted green; Base: KellStone, painted green.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 7 1/2 x 2 x 1 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. Diam. 3 ft. (3,000 lbs.).
Inscription:
(Incised between feet:) THE LONE CADET (At bottom rear:) Executed by Yon Sim Park/June, 1984 signed
Description:
A full-length male figure wearing the uniform of an
Oklahoma
Military Academy cadet. The World War II-era full dress uniform has flap pockets, a Sam Brown belt, a braid and medallion on the proper left breast pocket, scabbard on proper left hip, hat with the letters ROTC and cuffed trousers. The figure holds a saber in his proper right hand, tip end held up near his proper right shoulder. Tears of grief well in his proper right eye. The sculpture is placed atop a low circular base.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Military history
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Literature -- Graham -- Lament of the Lone Cadet
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:
Rogers
University
was formerly known as
Rogers
State
College
. Gift of the
Rogers
College
Foundation
to
Rogers
State
College
's
Oklahoma
Military Academy. Executed on campus when Yon Sim Park was artist-in-residence at the
College
. The figure was reportedly the inspiration for the poem "Lament of the Lone Cadet," by Andrew Doran McDonald Graham, 1990. IAS files contain excerpt from the "Guidebook to
Rogers
State
College
," and items 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 OK000238
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
OK000238
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