The Oklahoma Territorial Plaza is a wonderful historical showplace, with authentic buildings, restored and furnished as they were originally. Along the entrance to this area, stone pillars support bronze sculptures depicting life in the early West. The Plaza is open Saturdays 10-4 and Sundays 1-4. (
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This sculpture, entitled Trooper of the Plains, is a scaled-down replica of the creation by Frederic Remington (1861-1909). The sculpture sits on a stone pillar approximately four feet high. The sculpture is approximately 3-1/2 feet high. A trooper mounted on a horse in full gallop (all four hooves of the horse are shown above the ground), is holding a pistol across his chest. His rifle can be seen in a holster on his right, and on his left hip, a military saber is worn. He is dressed in uniform and has a three-chevron set of bars on his sleeve. Interestingly, the points of the chevron point down, which indicates he is a trooper from somewhere in the period 1820-1905, after which the chevron were set with points upward.
A bronze plaque on the pillar reads:
Trooper of the Plains
by Frederic Remington
Donated by Sasser & Company Antiques.
Frederic Remington had a varied life, in many areas. Reading his biography is quite interesting. He was a painter, illustrator, sculptor and writer. (
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