Sphinx - University of Oklahoma - Norman, OK
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N 35° 12.652 W 097° 26.873
14S E 641274 N 3897531
Huge Sphinx sculpture at the entrance to the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, by the Westheimer Wing.
Waymark Code: WM8EBP
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 03/21/2010
Views: 4
Large round and tall Sphinx sculpture located at the entrance to the museum, at the SE corner of Elm and Boyd. The Sphinx is about 9 feet tall, and about as round too. It is on top of a bronze foundation that is on top of a concrete foundation. The Sphinx wings are short and stubby, and it is on all fours, facing straight ahead to Elm.
This is one of numerous art sculptures placed around campus, several are on this same corner.
Text on plaque:
Fernando Botero
Colombia, b. 1932
Sphinx
Bronze, 1995
Gift of Jerome M. Westheimer, Sr., 2005
Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Sphinx
Figure Type: Fantasy creature
Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Fernando Botero
Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 1995
Materials used: Bronze
Location: University of Oklahoma campus, at the entrance to the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art
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