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Peng, Xiaojia,
Allegory -- Place
History -- United States
Abstract -- Geometric
Outdoor Sculpture -- Oklahoma -- Tulsa
Sculpture
The Spirit of Oklahoma, (sculpture).
Artist:
Peng, Xiaojia, sculptor.
Title:
The Spirit of Oklahoma, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Oklahoma Land Run Centennial Sculpture, (sculpture).
Dates:
Commissioned 1988. 1988-1989. Installed March 1989. Dedicated April 22, 1989.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Rough-hewn and polished granite, carbon and stainless steel and aluminum, polished.
Dimensions:
5 pieces. Overall: approx. 12 1/2 x 12 1/2 x 50 ft.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
Abstract sculpture consists of five tetrahedrons laid out on a north-south axis, with the visual thrust toward the north. The installation symbolizes the optimism of the 1889 land run into lands that lay west of Tulsa in central Indian territory.
Subject:
Allegory -- Place -- Oklahoma
History -- United States -- Westward Expansion
Abstract -- Geometric
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Oklahoma -- Tulsa
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Tulsa, River Parks Authority, 707 South Houston, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74127
Located River Park, Riverside Drive at 31st Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Remarks:
Gift of Pacificare, Inc. to the City of Tulsa to commemorate the centennial of the Oklahoma Land Run. The cost was $9,000. IAS files include related articles from the Tulsa Tribune, Dec. 14, 1988, March 30, 1989 and April 21, 1989, and Tulsa World, Dec. 13, 1988, and April 21, 1989.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Oklahoma survey, 1996.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Tulsa World, April 21, 1989, pg. 15-A.
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 OK000199
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
OK000199
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