Crown Thunderbird - Fire Station #29 - Tulsa, Oklahoma
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N 36° 03.385 W 095° 57.458
15S E 233588 N 3994255
Bronze sculpture of a rising thunderbird, located at the entrance to Tulsa's Fire Station #29
Waymark Code: WM8G6D
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 03/28/2010
Views: 4
This sculpture of a rising thunderbird is located at the entrance to Tulsa Fire Station 29, which is at the NW corner of Oral Roberts University. The sculpture is entirely black, with the bird and ashes on top of a pillar near the fire station's sidewalk. There is a flagpole in the same landscaped area.
DO NOT PARK AT THE FIRE STATION!!
From the Smithsonian Art Inventory Page:
Inscription:
(On metal plate on front of base:) CROWN THUNDERBIRD/1974/JAMES H. SCORSE
Description:
A large winged bird, a phoenix or thunderbird, rises above flames and ashes. Its wings are open and extended. The sculpture is placed atop a round polished granite column.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 8 ft. x W. 7 ft.; Base: approx. H. 8 ft.
Remarks:
The sculpture cost $2,371.89. It was funded through the City of Tulsa's Percent for Art Program. IAS files contain related articles from the Tulsa Tribune, Oct. 2, 1974; and the Tulsa Daily World, July 6, 1975, Section A, pg. 19. IAS files contain a flyer from the Philbrook Art Center's bus tour of public sculpture and a page from the Tulsa Arts Commission's checklist of city-owned art works.
TITLE: Crown Thunderbird
ARTIST(S): Scorse, James H., 1934- , sculptor. Imel, Blaine, architect.
DATE: Installed Oct. 2, 1974
MEDIUM: Sculpture: welded steel; Base: granite.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS OK000151
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Tulsa Fire Station #29, 7429 S. Lewis
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