The Lone Cadet - Rogers State Univ. - Claremore, OK - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

"The Lone Cadet" is a KellStone sculpture by Yon Sim Park (1928- ) an artist-in-residence when this University was known as Oklahoma Military Academy. This cadet is dressed in the uniform of an OMA cadet. The statue is located in a grassy area next to Camden Street, the main entrance into the University campus.

The Smithsonian database describes the statue thus:
"A full-length male figure wearing the uniform of an Oklahoma Military Academy cadet. The World War II-era full dress uniform has flap pockets, a Sam Brown belt, a braid and medallion on the proper left breast pocket, scabbard on proper left hip, hat with the letters ROTC and cuffed trousers. The figure holds a saber in his proper right hand, tip end held up near his proper right shoulder. Tears of grief well in his proper right eye. The sculpture is placed atop a low circular base."

The figure is 7.5 ft. by 2 ft. by 1.5 ft. and stands on a 3 ft. diameter base.

TITLE: The Lone Cadet ARTIST(S): Yon Sim Park DATE: 6/16/1984 MEDIUM: KellStone CONTROL NUMBER: OK000238 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: Camden Street - Rogers State University DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: The statue and base are described in the database as being painted green, but there is no indication of color today. Either it has worn off by weather, or has been purposely removed. The state is currently white.

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