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Oklahoma Statues

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Mickey Mantle
Oklahoma City, OK		 Mickey Mantle
Commerce, OK
This bronze sculpture in Oklahoma City of Mickey Mantle is installed in front of the Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. It was created by Blair Buswell and installed in 1998. Mantle was born and raised in Commerce, OK and played for the New York Yankees. For more, see this website. [map]

This similar bronze sculpture of Mickey Mantle in Commerce shows him batting right-handed while the one in Oklahoma City shows him batting left-handed. Mantle was a switch-hitter. This sculpture was created by Nick A. Calcagno and was installed in front of Mickey Mantle Field in 2010. [map]

Robot
Tulsa, OK		 Bumblebee
the Transformer
Stillwater, OK		 Optimus Prime
the Transformer
Stillwater, OK
This Robot statue was produced by Sawyer Fabrication and installed at Buck Atom's Cosmic Curios in 2019. It is a scaled-up version of the Lilliput Robot tin toy. For more, see this website. [map]

These two Transformers are located at the two G&M Body Shop locations. They are about 20 feet tall and were ordered from a company in Thailand. However, the body shop owner was so disappointed with them that he took them apart and made his own significant modifications. The statues were installed in 2015. [Bumblebee map]; [Optimus Prime map]

Andy Payne
Foyil, OK		 Michael William Houghton
Tulsa, OK
In 1928, Andy Payne, a Foyil resident, won the Great Transcontinental Footrace from Los Angeles to New York City. This bronze statue was created by John Free and installed in 1992. [map]

Michael William Houghton was a competitive runner. He was murdered in 1987 at 27. This bronze sculpture was created by Buck Herron and installed in 2009 in River Parks. [map]

Chua Tam-Bao Buddhist Temple
Tulsa, OK
These statues are located at the Chua Tam-Bao Buddhist Temple which was established in 1993. For more, see this website. [map]

Olympic and Paralympic Strength
Edmond, OK
This eight-foot-tall, bronze Olympic and Paralympic Strength sculpture was created by Jon D. Hair. It was installed at the University of Central Oklahoma in 2014 in front of the Wellness Center. There is a much larger version in Colorado Springs, CO. For more, see this website. [map]

Man Reading the Paper
Tulsa, OK
This bronze sculpture of a Man Reading the Paper depicts local businessman, Walt Helmerich, Sr., reading the Tulsa Tribune next to a fountain. It was created by J. Seward Johnson and installed in Helmerich Park in 1983. [map]

Centennial Land Run Monument
Oklahoma City, OK
The Centennial Land Run Monument sculpture group with 45 figures was created by Paul Moore from 2000-2019 and installed in Bricktown River Walk Park. It commemorates the Land Run of 1889 when the Unassigned Land was opened to homesteaders. For more, see this website. [map]

East Meets West
Tulsa, OK
These bronze sculptures of East Meets West were created by Robert Summers and installed in Cyrus Avery Centennial Plaza in 2012. They are a tribute to Cyrus Avery, known as the Father of Route 66. Cyrus and his wife, daughter, and cat are depicted in the Model T. As they cross the river on the 11th Street Bridge, they encounter a man with his horses and dog heading the opposite direction. For more, see this website. [map]

Golden Driller
Tulsa, OK

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2019:
The Golden Driller was built in 1953 for the International Petroleum Exposition. In 1966, he was donated to the Tulsa State Fair, remodeled, and moved here. The Driller is 76 feet tall and made of plaster and concrete. His hand rests on an oil derrick that was originally used in Seminole, OK. During a restoration in 1979, "Tulsa" was added to his belt buckle. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

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