The Lone Cadet - Rogers State Univ. - Claremore, OK - Figurative Public Sculpture on Waymarking.com

"The Lone Cadet" is a KellStone sculpture by Yon Sim Park (1928- ) an artist-in-residence when this University was known as Oklahoma Military Academy. This cadet is dressed in the uniform of an OMA cadet. The statue is located in a grassy area next to Camden Street, the main entrance into the University campus. The sculpture is listed in the Smithsonian art inventory database.

The Smithsonian database describes the statue thus:
"A full-length male figure wearing the uniform of an Oklahoma Military Academy cadet. The World War II-era full dress uniform has flap pockets, a Sam Brown belt, a braid and medallion on the proper left breast pocket, scabbard on proper left hip, hat with the letters ROTC and cuffed trousers. The figure holds a saber in his proper right hand, tip end held up near his proper right shoulder. Tears of grief well in his proper right eye. The sculpture is placed atop a low circular base."

The figure is 7.5 ft. by 2 ft. by 1.5 ft. and stands on a 3 ft. diameter base.

Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: The Lone Cadet Figure Type: Human Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: YonSim Park Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 6/16/1984 Materials used: KellStone Location: Rogers State University

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