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McMurry, Leonard,
Roberts, Thomas,
Occupation -- Other
History -- United States
Figure group -- Male & Child
Animal -- Horse
Object -- Weapon
Object -- Tool
Dress -- Accessory
Outdoor Sculpture -- Oklahoma -- Oklahoma City
Sculpture
1889, (sculpture).
Artist:
McMurry, Leonard, 1913- , sculptor.
Roberts, Thomas, landscape architect.
Title:
1889, (sculpture).
Dates:
1959. Copyrighted Feb. 25, 1957. Dedicated April 22, 1960.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: polished granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 9 ft. 5 in. x 5 ft. 9 in. x 10 ft. 6 in.; Base: approx. 7 ft. 3 in. x 6 ft. 9 in. x 10 ft. 6 in.
Inscription:
Leonard McMurry 1959 (insignia) (On west side of base on plaque, raised:) STRONG MEN AND WOMEN CAME UPON A RAW LAND/WITH VISION.../THEY SPANNED RIVERS AND PRAIRIES AND MOUNTAINS/WITH DETERMINATION.../THEY CREATED SCHOOLS-CHURCHES-FARMS-FACTORIES/THEY LIFTED GREAT BUILDINGS TO THE SKIES/THEY DRILLED DEEP WELLS INTO OIL RICH EARTH/WITH THANKFULNESS TO THEIR GOD.../THEY ARE STILL PIONEERING-STILL ACHIEVING/AND STILL EXPLORING FUTURE FRONTIERS/PASSERBY-LOOK ABOUT AND ASK THIS QUESTION/WHERE ELSE WITHIN A SINGLE LIFE SPAN/HAS MAN BUILT SO MIGHTLY/M.G.T. (Second plaque on base:) THIS STATUE COMMEMORATES THE PIONEERS OF 1889/PRESENTED TO THE '89ERS AND THE PEOPLE OF OKLAHOMA/BY/MR. AND MRS. B.D. EDDIE/APRIL 22, 1960/LEONARD MCMURRY/SCULPTOR signed
Description:
Sculpture depicts two early settlers -- a young boy atop a horse and a man kneeling down beside the horse. The man holds a hatchet in his proper right hand and is about to pound a stake in the ground. The man is dressed in a brimmed hat, shirt, vest, trousers, and boot-like shoes. The young boy wears a button-down, long-sleeved shirt, trousers, and boot-like shoes. A rope and rifle hang from the horse's saddle.
Subject:
Occupation -- Other -- Pioneer
History -- United States -- Oklahoma
Figure group -- Male & Child
Animal -- Horse
Object -- Weapon -- Gun
Object -- Tool -- Axe
Dress -- Accessory -- Hat
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Oklahoma -- Oklahoma City
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Kerr-McGee Corporation, 123 Robert S. Kerr Avenue, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102
Located 200 block of Robinson Avenue & Couch Drive, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Remarks:
Commemorates the Pioneers of 1889. Presented by Mr. and Mrs. B.D. Eddie.
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 OK000115
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