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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Taylor, Joe W.,     Gille, Afton C.,     Bell Construction Company,     History -- United States     Figure group -- Male     Object -- Musical Instrument     Object -- Musical Instrument     Dress -- Accessory     Outdoor Sculpture -- Oklahoma -- Oklahoma City     Fountain     Sculpture

Spirit of '76 Statuary, (sculpture). Artist:  Taylor, Joe W., sculptor. Gille, Afton C., architect. Bell Construction Company, contractor. Title:  Spirit of '76 Statuary, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Spirit of '76 Fountain and Arch, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated May 16, 1976. Medium:  Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 6 ft.; Base: approx. 10 ft. x 8 ft. x 37 in., Diam. 42 ft. Inscription:  (On a round plaque on front of base:) IN SALUTE/TO OUR HERITAGE/AND IN CELEBRATION OF/OUR NATION'S 200TH BIRTH-/DAY THIS STATUE IS PRE-/SENTED BY THE YOUTH OF GREATER OKLAHOMA/CITY/JWT (On a square plaque on front of base:) SPIRIT OF '76 STATUARY/PROVIDED BY THE CHILDREN OF GREATER OKLAHOMA CITY/CO-ORDINATED BY MISS LUCYL SHIRK/SCULPTOR: JOE W. TAYLOR/DEDICATED MAY 16, 1976/SPIRIT OF '76 FOUNTAIN AND ARCH/CONSTRUCTED BY/STATE FAIR OF OKLAHOMA/DEDICATED SEPTEMBER, 1976/(list of 33 names)/ARCHITECT: AFTON C. GILLE CONTRACTOR: BELL CONSTRUCTION CO. Description:  Sculpture depicts a marching boy, an adult drummer and an adult fifer of the Revolutionary War period. The drummer boy is dressed in a tricorn hat, buttoned waist-coat, breeches and fitted knee-boots. He is playing a drum suspended on a strap around his neck. The adult male on his proper left is dressed in a long-sleeved shirt, knee-breeches, stockings and shoes. He, too, is playing a drum suspended from a strap around his neck. The fifer is dressed in an open-pailed waistcoat, breeches, boots that lace at the side, and wears a head band. He is playing a fife. The sculpture is placed in the center of a large round fountain. Four white interlocking arches ascend over the sculpture from the fountain floor. Subject:  History -- United States -- Revolution Figure group -- Male Object -- Musical Instrument -- Drum Object -- Musical Instrument -- Fife Dress -- Accessory -- Hat Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Oklahoma -- Oklahoma City Fountain Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Oklahoma State Fairgrounds Association, Skilled Labor, 500 Land Rush, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73107 Located Oklahoma State Fairgrounds, Wichita Walk & 14 Flags Plaza, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Remarks:  Presented by the Children of Oklahoma City, to commemorate the 200th birthday of the Nation. Fountain and arch dedicated on September 1976. 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 OK000109   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture OK000109 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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