The Good Book - Edmond, OK
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N 35° 39.440 W 097° 28.711
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Elderly woman reading The Good Book to a young boy and girl
Waymark Code: WM7QFF
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 11/22/2009
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The Good Book depicts an elderly woman sitting on a bench, reading a book to a young boy and girl. The boy is helping to hold the book, and the girl is looking at the book intently. The woman has her arms around the the two young children sitting to her side. The boy is on her right. His right leg is up, with the foot resting on the bench. his left hand touches the book on the woman's lap. The girl has her left leg crossed over her right, both outstretched and hanging down from the bench. Her left arm is the support under the book. On the left page of the book there are several groupings of 2 animals. On the right side is the ark, clouds, and a dove.
The bronze trio are sitting on a concrete bench with golden colored legs.
This piece of art is in front of Edmond Public School's special services building, at the northwest corner of N. Boulevard and E. Campbell St.
Text on plaque 1:
The Good Book
By Mark Lundeen
Purchased by the
Edmond Public Schools
Participating with
Edmond Visual Arts Commission
Dedicated: June 2007
Text on plaque 2:
This statue is presented by the students of Edmond Public Schools in honor of Oklahoma's 100th birthday.
November 11, 2007
Location description: In front of Edmond Public School's Special Services Bldg., on Boulevard, just east of Downtown Edmond
Statue's Subject: unknown
Artist: Mark Lundeen
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Visit Instructions:
Photo of the statue with person sitting on bench next to the statue, standing next to the statue or other-wise interacting appropriately with the statue(face of person does not need to show, gps does not need to be in photo).
Extra credit for having fun!!!