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Animal -- Buffalo
Outdoor Sculpture -- Oklahoma -- Shawnee
Sculpture
The Bison, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
The Bison, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated May 1932.
Medium:
Sculpture: concrete; Base: brick, concrete, and clay.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 1 ft. x W. 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. H. 12 ft. x W. 53 in.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
A bison stands atop an irregular-shaped base. On either side of the base, near the bottom, are reliefs of bison heads.
Subject:
Animal -- Buffalo
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Oklahoma -- Shawnee
Sculpture
Owner:
Oklahoma Baptist University, 500 West University, Shawnee, Oklahoma 74801
Remarks:
The sculpture is customarily painted after the Oklahoma Baptist University has won a basketball game. IAS files contain transcription on the plaque, which lists 1932 class members and graduates.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Oklahoma survey, 1994.
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 OK000022
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Inventory of American Sculpture
OK000022
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