Pastoral Dreamer at OU - Norman, Oklahoma
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N 35° 12.634 W 097° 26.809
14S E 641372 N 3897499
Very large sculpture of a man laying IN the grass on the campus of the University of Oklahoma
Waymark Code: WM894A
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 02/21/2010
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This is a huge bronze sculpture of a man IN the grass on the OU campus. His middle section appears to be underground (if there is a middle section). His upper torso and head are resting up, supported by the man's hands behind his head. The legs are ever so slightly upright, with the right left slightly supported by the left. The man is wearing a baseball cap and his eyes are closed.
The sculpture is approximately 30 feet long and 5 feet wide.
There is a very similar sculpture in downtown Edmond, OK, but that one is life-size and the man is laying in the concrete sidewalk in front of a business.
Text on plaque:
Pastoral Dreamer
2003
David Phelps
Master of Fine Arts, 1984
Funded with an art grant provided by the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation
Update: I visited on 11-21-2018 and realized the sculpture had been moved.
Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Pastoral Dreamer
Figure Type: Human
Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: David Phelps
Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 2003
Materials used: Bronze
Location: Univ. of Oklahoma campus, west side of Parrington Oval, NW of Jacobson Hall
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