Sculpture: bronze; Base: pink-gray granite and concrete
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by City of Ponca City Office of the City Manager 516 East Grand Ponca City Oklahoma 74601
Located City Hall 516 East Grand Centennial Plaza Ponca City Oklahoma
Date:
1993. Copyrighted 1993. Dedicated Sept. 16, 1993
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Oklahoma survey, 1996.
Image on file.
Ponca City News (Oklahoma), Sept. 8, 1993, p. 1.
Jo Saylors/1993 (copyright symbol) (On plaque on base, front:) THESE 100 DONORS PRESENT/THIS CENTENNIAL BRONZE BY/JO SAYLORS IN/COMMEMORATION OF THE/CHEROKEE STRIP LAND RUN/SEPTEMBER 16, 1893/DEDICATED SEPTEMBER 16, 1993 (Donors' names are listed on the sides of the base) signed
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Summary:
Equestrian statue depicts a male figure preparing to stake a claim. The horse is rearing up on its hind legs and the figure, claim stake in proper left hand, appears ready to dismount quickly to drive the stake into the ground. The figure wears a wide-brimmed hat, vest, long-sleeved shirt and trousers tucked into boots. There is a bed roll and an axe strapped to the saddle. The base is rectangular.
Topic:
History--United States--Westward Expansion Search this
