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Untitled, (sculpture). Artist:  Saylors, Jo, sculptor. Pryse, Dane, contractor. Loveland Sculpture Works, founder. Throop Construction, contractor. Title:  Untitled, (sculpture). Other Titles:  This Land is Mine, (sculpture). Centennial Statue, (sculpture). Dates:  1993. Copyrighted 1993. Dedicated Sept. 16, 1993. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: pink-gray granite and concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 10 ft.; Base: approx. 43 x 77 x 130 in. (2,200 lbs.). Inscription:  Jo Saylors/1993 (copyright symbol) (On plaque on base, front:) THESE 100 DONORS PRESENT/THIS CENTENNIAL BRONZE BY/JO SAYLORS IN/COMMEMORATION OF THE/CHEROKEE STRIP LAND RUN/SEPTEMBER 16, 1893/DEDICATED SEPTEMBER 16, 1993 (Donors' names are listed on the sides of the base) signed Description:  Equestrian statue depicts a male figure preparing to stake a claim. The horse is rearing up on its hind legs and the figure, claim stake in proper left hand, appears ready to dismount quickly to drive the stake into the ground. The figure wears a wide-brimmed hat, vest, long-sleeved shirt and trousers tucked into boots. There is a bed roll and an axe strapped to the saddle. The base is rectangular. Subject:  History -- United States -- Westward Expansion History -- United States -- Oklahoma Figure male -- Full length Equestrian Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Oklahoma -- Ponca City Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Ponca City, Office of the City Manager, 516 East Grand, Ponca City, Oklahoma 74601 Located City Hall, 516 East Grand, Centennial Plaza, Ponca City, Oklahoma Remarks:  Commissioned by Ponca City's Last Land Run Foundation, the sculpture commemorates the Cherokee Strip Land Run of 1893. The original name was "This Land Is Mine," but it was dropped after protests by Native-American groups. IAS files include related articles from the Sunday Oklahoman, Jan. 24, 1993 and Ponca City News, Sept. 8, 1993 and Sept. 17, 1993. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Oklahoma survey, 1996. Illustration:  Image on file. Ponca City News (Oklahoma), Sept. 8, 1993, p. 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 OK000281   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture OK000281 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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