Statue of Liberty Replica - Edmond, OK
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N 35° 39.175 W 097° 28.693
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Replica of the Statue of Liberty, located near the University of Central Oklahoma and Downtown Edmond
Waymark Code: WM7V49
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 12/05/2009
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This is a replica of the statue of liberty, placed here by the BSA. It used to be located in the park by the library, just around the corner, but it was moved when the City Council voted to rename the \ park at the library after Shannon Miller, who hails from here. A large bronze sculpture was also placed in the park, in her honor. The Statue of Liberty is now located in a beautifully landscaped area of the median at a very busy intersection in Edmond, so it is seen by many more people in this new location.
Inscription:
(On plaque on base:) WITH THE FAITH AND COURAGE OF/THEIR FOREFATHERS WHO MADE/POSSIBLE THE FREEDOM OF THESE/UNITED STATES/THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA/DEDICATE THIS COPY OF THE /STATUE OF LIBERTY AS A PLEDGE/OF EVERLASTING FIDELITY AND/LOYALTY/40TH ANNIVERSARY CRUSADE TO/STRENGTHEN THE ARM OF LIBERTY/1950 unsigned
Description:
Allegorical female figure, representing Liberty, stands holding a torch aloft in her proper right hand. A book or tablet is crooked in her proper left elbow. The figure wears Classical-style robes and a star-like crown. Sculpture stands on a pedestal which stands in a star-shaped planter.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 80 x 39 x 18 in.; Base: approx. 65 x 45 x 45 in.; Star-shaped base: approx. 2 x 15 x 15 ft.
Remarks:
This is one of nearly 200 small replicas of Bartholdi's Statue of Liberty (IAS record 76003645) placed around the country as part of the Boy Scouts of America's 40th anniversary (1950). According to a March 1986 Fact Sheet from the Boy Scouts of America (on file in IAS), the idea for the project originated with Jack Whitaker, then Scout Commissioner of the Kansas City Area Council. The copper statues were manufactured by Friedley-Voshardt Co. (Chicago, IL) and purchased through the Kansas City Boy Scouts office.
TITLE: Statue of Liberty Replica
ARTIST(S): unknown
DATE: Dedicated 1950; Rededicated July 4, 1991
MEDIUM: Sculpture: bronze; Base: limestone
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS OK000142
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Intersection of 2nd St. and Boulevard, in Edmond
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
Remarks section lists the statue as being made from copper, but the Medium section lists it as bronze. The City of Edmond lists it as bronze.
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