Washington Irving, (sculpture).

Washington Irving, (sculpture).

Curtin, J. P., architect.

Washington Irving, (sculpture).

Dedicated April 30,1915.

16 ft. 6 in. x 6 ft. 6 in. x 6 ft. 6 in.

(On south side of base:) WASHINGTON IRVING/HISTORIAN, TRAVELER, STATESMAN AND AUTHOR (On east side of base:) ERECTED AND DONATED/TO THE PUBLIC/BY/MR. AND MRS. GABRIEL NORMAN WRIGHT (On north side of base:) WASHINGTON IRVING/BORN APRIL 3, 1783/DED NOV. 28, 1859/J.P. CURTIN, ARCHITECT (On west side of base:) DEDICATED BY/DR. ROBERT STUART MACARTHUR D.D.L.L.D./AND/CHARLES DILLON JOURNALIST/APRIL 30, 1915 (On front of obelisk:) EXCERPTS/WASHINGTON IRVING'S/TOUR ON THE PRAIRIES/1832 (On right side of obelisk:) "IT SEEMS TO ME AS IF THESE BEAUTIFUL REGIONS ANSWER LITERALLY TO THE DESCRIPTION OF THE LAND OF PROMISE. A LAND FLOWING WITH MILK AND HONEY." (On back of obelisk:) "IF YOU KEEP ALONG YONDER, BY THE EDGE OF THE PRAIRIE, YOU WILL COME TO A BALD HILL WITH A PILE OF STONES UPON IT." "WELL THOSE STONES WERE SET UP BY THE OSAGES AS A LAND MARK. FROM THAT SPOT YOU MAY HAVE A SIGHT OF THE RED FORK." (On left side of obelisk:) "AS THE NIGHT ADVANCED WE PERCEIVED ABOVE THE TREES TO THE WEST, A RUDDY GLOW FLUSHING UP TH ESKY." "IT IS AT THE RED FORK," (CIMARRON RIVER) SAID BEATTE REGARDING THE SKY, "IT SEEMS BUT THREE MILES DISTANT, YET IT PERHAPS IS TWENTY."

A ten foot obelisk rests atop a square base that is adorned on the north and south sides with circular reliefs containing the profile portrait of Washington Irving.

Portrait male -- Irving, Washington -- Profile

Portrait male -- Irving, Washington -- Bust

Occupation -- Writer -- Author

Outdoor Sculpture -- Oklahoma -- Tulsa

Administered by City of Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Located Tulsa, Oklahoma

SOS Assessment Award, 1999.

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