Pioneers of 1889 - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma USA
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vulture1957
N 35° 28.162 W 097° 30.979
14S E 634616 N 3926106
The artwork was copyrighted on February 25, 1957, completed in 1959, and dedicated on April 22, 1960. The sculpture depicts two settlers, including a young boy on a horse and a man. It measures approximately 9 ft. 5 in. x 5 ft. 9 in. x 10 ft. 6 in.
Waymark Code: WM11R7Z
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 12/08/2019
Views: 5
Located just east of the sculpture Galaxy at Leadership Square, just south of the Dowell Center building on Robinson. It could be a part of Kerr Park.
Text of plaque:
PIONEERS OF 1889
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 MIGHTILY?
Artist: Leonard McMurray (American, 1913-2008) Bronze
Donated by Mr. and Mrs. B.D.Eddie in 1959
and lovingly restored by their grandchildren in 2016
Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Pioneers of 1889
Figure Type: Combination of two figure types
Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Leonard McMurry
Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: created in 1959, placed April 22, 1960
Materials used: bronze
Location: Kerr Park?
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