Will Rogers - Riding into the Sunset - Claremore, Oklahoma. - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

A detailed sculpture by Electra Waggoner Biggs, dedicated in 1950 at the graveside of William Penn Adair "Will" Rogers.
He was born on his parents ranch northwest of Claremore, Oklahoma. Rogers went on to become one of America's the most beloved humourists and entertainers.

"William Penn Adair "Will" Rogers (November 4, 1879 – August 15, 1935) was an American cowboy, vaudeville performer, humorist, social commentator and motion picture actor. He was one of the world's best-known celebrities in the 1920s and 1930s.

Known as "Oklahoma's Favorite Son," Rogers was born to a prominent Cherokee Nation family in Indian Territory (now part of Oklahoma). He traveled around the world three times, made 71 movies (50 silent films and 21 "talkies"), wrote more than 4,000 nationally syndicated newspaper columns, and became a world-famous figure. By the mid-1930s, the American people adored Rogers. He was the leading political wit of the Progressive Era, and was the top-paid Hollywood movie star at the time. Rogers died in 1935 with aviator Wiley Post, when their small airplane crashed in Alaska." Text source: (visit link)

TITLE: Riding into the Sunset ARTIST(S): Biggs, Electra Waggoner DATE: Dedicated Nov. 4, 1950. MEDIUM: Bronze CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 75007110 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: At the grave of Will Rogers - Will Rogers Memorial Museum, Claremore, Oklahoma. 74018 DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: None

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