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Donohoe, Keating,
Portrait male -- Kerr, Robert Samuel
Occupation -- Political
Occupation -- Political
Occupation -- Industry
Outdoor Sculpture -- Oklahoma -- Oklahoma City
Sculpture
United States Senator Robert Kerr, (sculpture).
Artist:
Donohoe, Keating, sculptor.
Title:
United States Senator Robert Kerr, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Robert Kerr, (sculpture).
Senator Robert Kerr, (sculpture).
Dates:
Original cast Dec. 26, 1961. Dedicated May 9, 1975. Recast ca. 1978.
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: polished red granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 24 in. x W. 22 in.; Base: approx. 32 x 67 x 67 in.
Inscription:
Keating [illegible] (On plaque on base:) ROBERT S. KERR PARK/IN MEMORY OF/ROBERT SAMUEL KERR/SEPTEMBER 11, 1896-NOVEMBER 1, 1963/LAWYER, OILMAN, PHILANTHROPIST, CHURCH LAYMAN, STATESMAN/GOVERNOR OF OKLAHOMA 1943-1947 U.S. SENATOR 1949-1963/FOUNDER OF KERR-MCGEE CORPORATION/WHAT SO SETS A LIFE APART THAT A NATION MOURNS WHEN IT ENDS?/OKLAHOMA'S FIRST NATIVE BORN GOVERNOR, HE PLACED THE STATE ON A SOUND FINANCIAL/BASIS. HIS ADMINISTRATION ACHIEVED GREAT PROGRESS FOR EDUCATION, LABOR AND AGRICULTURE./AS A U.S. SENATOR, HIS PROGRAM WAS DESCRIBED AS "LAND, WOOD AND WATER" AND/HE WAS RECOGNIZED AS A NATIONAL LEADER IN THE CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES./THE MCCLELLAN-KERR WATERWAY, LINKING OKLAHOMA TO THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER, IS A MONUMENT/TO HIS EFFORTS AND VISION. HIS CONCERN FOR THE WELFARE OF ALL AMERICANS, HIS/FORTHRIGHTNESS, ORATORY AND PARLIAMENTARY SKILLS MADE HIM ONE OF THE MOST RESPECTED/NATIONAL LEADERS OF HIS ERA./"WHAT IS BEST FOR THE COUNTRY IS ALWAYS BEST POLITICS IN THE LONG RUN."/THAT WAS HIS PHILOSOPHY./THIS PARK IS A GIFT TO THE CITY FROM THE KERR-MCGEE CORPORATION/MAY 9, 1975 signed
Description:
Portrait bust of Robert S. Kerr, wearing a suit and tie, installed atop one side of a narrow rectangular platform base, with polished top and rough sides, set atop a much smaller central rectangular pole.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Kerr, Robert Samuel -- Bust
Occupation -- Political -- Senator
Occupation -- Political -- Governor
Occupation -- Industry -- Oil
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Oklahoma -- Oklahoma City
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Kerr-McGee Corporation, Facilities/Maintenance, 123 Robert S. Kerr Avenue, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102
Located Robert S. Kerr Park, Between Robert S. Kerr Avenue & Couch Drive, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102
Remarks:
The current bust is a replica of an earlier bust originally cast in 1961. The original bust was commissioned by Kerr-McGee Corporation. Robert S. Kerr (1896-1963) was one of the Corporation's founders. The original bust was stolen on April 5, 1978. It was replaced with this piece, cast from the same mold. IAS files contain a brochure from Kerr-McGee.
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 OK000178
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