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Crown Thunderbird, (sculpture). Artist:  Scorse, James H., 1934- , sculptor. Imel, Blaine, architect. Title:  Crown Thunderbird, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Phoenix Out of the Fire, (sculpture). Dates:  Installed Oct. 2, 1974. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: welded steel; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 8 ft. x W. 7 ft.; Base: approx. H. 8 ft. Inscription:  (On metal plate on front of base:) CROWN THUNDERBIRD/1974/JAMES H. SCORSE Description:  A large winged bird, a phoenix or thunderbird, rises above flames and ashes. Its wings are open and extended. The sculpture is placed atop a round polished granite column. Subject:  Mythology -- Egyptian -- Phoenix Mythology -- American Indian -- Thunderbird Allegory -- Element -- Fire Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Oklahoma -- Tulsa Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Tulsa, Fire Department Headquarters, 411 South Frankfort, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74101 Located Tulsa Fire Station #29, 7429 South Lewis, Tulsa, Oklahoma Remarks:  The sculpture cost $2,371.89. It was funded through the City of Tulsa's Percent for Art Program. IAS files contain related articles from the Tulsa Tribune, Oct. 2, 1974; and the Tulsa Daily World, July 6, 1975, Section A, pg. 19. IAS files contain a flyer from the Philbrook Art Center's bus tour of public sculpture and a page from the Tulsa Arts Commission's checklist of city-owned art works. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Oklahoma survey, 1996. Illustration:  Image on file. Tulsa Daily World, July 6, 1975, Section A, pg. 19. 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 OK000151   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture OK000151 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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