Delmar Collins - Will Rogers Museum - Claremore, OK
Posted by: hamquilter
N 36° 19.258 W 095° 37.918
15S E 263727 N 4022764
This relief sculpture is dedicated to Delmar Collins.
Waymark Code: WMNH67
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 03/16/2015
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Delmar Collins was Manager of the Will Rogers Memorial Museum from 1975 to 1983. Near the entrance to the museum stands a relief sculpture of Will Rogers. A bronze plaque on the back of the sculpture reads:
The Contemplative Will Rogers
in native Oklahoma sandstone
Sculpted by
Philip Alexander Zarkin
1997
Memorial to
Delmar Collins
Museum manager
1975-1983
Delmar Collins (9/27/1920 - 8/4/1983) was Facilities Manager of the museum, and his wife Reba Neighbors Collins (8/26/1925-11/14/2005) was the Director.