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Elliott, Rand,
Elliott & Associates Architects,
W & W Steel Company,
Lippert Brothers Construction Company,
Dolese Company,
Object -- Weapon
Ethnic -- Indian
Outdoor Sculpture -- Oklahoma -- Oklahoma City
Sculpture
Iron Feathers, (sculpture).
Artist:
Elliott, Rand, architect.
Elliott & Associates Architects, architectural firm.
W & W Steel Company, fabricator.
Lippert Brothers Construction Company, contractor.
Dolese Company, contractor.
Title:
Iron Feathers, (sculpture).
Dates:
1990. Dedicated April 13, 1990.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Arrows: double steel pipe filled with concrete; Sign: 1/2 in. plate steel.
Dimensions:
4 arrows and a sign. Arrows: approx. H. 70 ft. x Diam. 11 in.; Sign letters: approx. H. 4 ft. x W. 4 1/2 ft. (10,000 lbs.).
Inscription:
(On sign:) OKLAHOMA CITY unsigned
Description:
Four monumental Native-American arrows installed on the grounds of the airport, arranged to appear as though they had been shot there. Each arrow shaft is topped with feathers. Below the feathers are colored bands of red, yellow, black or white; each arrow has a different color. The colors represent the four seasons and the four cardinal directions; likewise, the four arrows represent the sacredness of the number four to Native Americans. Additionally, the colored bands on the arrows are primary colors in Native-American culture. Pieces of steel with cut-out letters spelling "Oklahoma City" are lined up by the arrows.
Subject:
Object -- Weapon -- Bow and Arrow
Ethnic -- Indian
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Oklahoma -- Oklahoma City
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Oklahoma City, Airport Administration, Will Rogers International Airport, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73119
Located Will Rogers International Airport, Coleman Plaza by East Terminal Drive, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Remarks:
Commissioned by the Oklahoma City Downtown Rotary Club 29, with the City of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City Beautiful, Greater Oklahoma City Tree Bank Foundation and Operation Facelift, a committee of Leadership Oklahoma City. The cost was $100,000, raised from a $25,000 seed money grant from the Rotary Club for whom this was originally a Christmas 1987 project. Lippert Brothers Construction Company installed the arrows and Dolese Company did the cement work. The arrows are set 15 feet into the ground in 4 foot diameter steel and concrete piers. The letters of the sign are individually lighted. IAS files contain related articles from the Oklahoma Gazette, March 9, 1990, Vision in Action, a newsletter of Oklahoma City Beautiful, April 1990 and the journal Interiors, July 1991. A press release from the Rotary Club and a copy of the dedication invitation list monetary and in-kind donors.
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 OK000278
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