The Athlete - Northern Oklahma College - Tonkawa, OK
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N 36° 40.748 W 097° 17.816
14S E 652173 N 4060629
The Athlete stands in front of Foster-Piper Fieldhouse on the campus of Northern Oklahoma College.
Waymark Code: WMWAQR
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 08/04/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
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This is a concrete sculpture, slightly larger than life-sized. Standing in front of the athletic fieldhouse, it depicts a Roman athlete. He is wearing a short toga, and his extended right hand is holding a torch.

The sculpture is standing on a three ft. high brick base on which is a bronze plaque reading:

THE ATHLETE
1986
Farshad Lanjani
Farshood Lanjani
Sculptors
Edwin E. Vineyard, Pres.
The Spirit of Competition

Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: The Athlete

Figure Type: Human

Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Farshad and Farshood Lanjani

Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 1986

Materials used: Masonry

Location: Campus of Northern Oklahoma College

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