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  • 4 U 2 Learn
    4 U 2 Learn
    Category: Indoor Sculpture
    “4 U 2 Learn” was dedicated in the Children’s Section on the first floor of the Ronald J. Norick Downtown Library in Oklahoma City on March 25, 2009. Ron Norick had always been dedicated to improving education in the city, so this interactive statue is very fitting in the library. The library was built as part of the Metropolitan Area Projects, a one-cent tax dedicated to funding public projects around the city. Library system Executive Director Donna Morris said that 4 U 2 Learn will “serve for decades to come to remind generations of children and adults of the importance of the library as a center for life-long learning.” It was sculpted by the famous Susan Geissler, who is known throughout the nation as one of the most important female realistic sculptors. It is an interactive piece of art as children are able to freely cling throughout the sculpture, as well as onto blocks. It includes a teacher reading a book to two very attentive children, one boy and one girl. Funding for the sculpture was provided by the James H. and Madalynne Norick Foundation.
  • Bad Egg
    Bad Egg
    Category: Indoor Sculpture
    Sponsor: Edmond Visual Arts Commission partnered with Randel and Dana Shadid Artist bio: Kimber Fiebiger creates bronze sculptures that range from fun and whimsical, to classical and contemporary. She lives in Minneapolis yet her sculptures have been sold all over the country where she has won numerous awards. Besides being a fabulous sculptor, Kimber has created a home/gallery/studio that will amaze and intrigue you upon viewing. Ask anyone who drives by her Gallery at E Franklin and S 31st Avenues. Her building has been described as having the artful complexity of Spanish designer Antonie Gaudi combined with the surreal nature of Pablo Picasso. Her recent outdoor landscape brings to mind playful images of Dr. Seuss and the imagination of Lewis Carroll.  
  • C' est La Vie
    C' est La Vie
    Category: Indoor Sculpture
    Sponsor: Edmond Visual Arts Commission partnered with Joseph & Elizabeth Waner   Artist bio: Kimber Fiebiger creates bronze sculptures that range from fun and whimsical, to classical and contemporary. She lives in Minneapolis yet her sculptures have been sold all over the country where she has won numerous awards. Besides being a fabulous sculptor, Kimber has created a home/gallery/studio that will amaze and intrigue you upon viewing. Ask anyone who drives by her Gallery at E Franklin and S 31st Avenues. Her building has been described as having the artful complexity of Spanish designer Antonie Gaudi combined with the surreal nature of Pablo Picasso. Her recent outdoor landscape brings to mind playful images of Dr. Seuss and the imagination of Lewis Carroll.
  • Curves and Swerves
    Curves and Swerves
    Category: Indoor Sculpture
    Paul Vexler has artistic excellence, originality, and the ability to produce a consistent body of work that reflects his style and the project’s intent. Vexler is known for making large scale, lightweight, suspended sculptures. Paul pushes the limits of how he uses his mediums and works in unconventional ways. The sculpture was completed and installed in January 2015.
  • Deviled Egg
    Deviled Egg
    Category: Indoor Sculpture
    Sponsor: Edmond Visual Arts Commission partnered with Randel and Dana Shadid Artist bio: Kimber Fiebiger creates bronze sculptures that range from fun and whimsical, to classical and contemporary. She lives in Minneapolis yet her sculptures have been sold all over the country where she has won numerous awards. Besides being a fabulous sculptor, Kimber has created a home/gallery/studio that will amaze and intrigue you upon viewing. Ask anyone who drives by her Gallery at E Franklin and S 31st Avenues. Her building has been described as having the artful complexity of Spanish designer Antonie Gaudi combined with the surreal nature of Pablo Picasso. Her recent outdoor landscape brings to mind playful images of Dr. Seuss and the imagination of Lewis Carroll.
  • Dumpty Humpty
    Dumpty Humpty
    Category: Indoor Sculpture
    Sponsor: Edmond Visual Arts Commission partnered with Randel and Dana Shadid Artist bio: Kimber Fiebiger creates bronze sculptures that range from fun and whimsical, to classical and contemporary. She lives in Minneapolis yet her sculptures have been sold all over the country where she has won numerous awards. Besides being a fabulous sculptor, Kimber has created a home/gallery/studio that will amaze and intrigue you upon viewing. Ask anyone who drives by her Gallery at E Franklin and S 31st Avenues. Her building has been described as having the artful complexity of Spanish designer Antonie Gaudi combined with the surreal nature of Pablo Picasso. Her recent outdoor landscape brings to mind playful images of Dr. Seuss and the imagination of Lewis Carroll.
  • Eggcitation
    Eggcitation
    Category: Indoor Sculpture
    Sponsor: Edmond Visual Arts Commission partnered with Randel and Dana Shadid Artist bio: Kimber Fiebiger creates bronze sculptures that range from fun and whimsical, to classical and contemporary. She lives in Minneapolis yet her sculptures have been sold all over the country where she has won numerous awards. Besides being a fabulous sculptor, Kimber has created a home/gallery/studio that will amaze and intrigue you upon viewing. Ask anyone who drives by her Gallery at E Franklin and S 31st Avenues. Her building has been described as having the artful complexity of Spanish designer Antonie Gaudi combined with the surreal nature of Pablo Picasso. Her recent outdoor landscape brings to mind playful images of Dr. Seuss and the imagination of Lewis Carroll.
  • Egghead
    Egghead
    Category: Indoor Sculpture
    Sponsor: Edmond Visual Arts Commission partnered with Randel and Dana Shadid Artist bio: Kimber Fiebiger creates bronze sculptures that range from fun and whimsical, to classical and contemporary. She lives in Minneapolis yet her sculptures have been sold all over the country where she has won numerous awards. Besides being a fabulous sculptor, Kimber has created a home/gallery/studio that will amaze and intrigue you upon viewing. Ask anyone who drives by her Gallery at E Franklin and S 31st Avenues. Her building has been described as having the artful complexity of Spanish designer Antonie Gaudi combined with the surreal nature of Pablo Picasso. Her recent outdoor landscape brings to mind playful images of Dr. Seuss and the imagination of Lewis Carroll.
  • Eggzelent
    Eggzelent
    Category: Indoor Sculpture
    Sponsor: Edmond Visual Arts Commission partnered with Randel and Dana Shadid Artist bio: Kimber Fiebiger creates bronze sculptures that range from fun and whimsical, to classical and contemporary. She lives in Minneapolis yet her sculptures have been sold all over the country where she has won numerous awards. Besides being a fabulous sculptor, Kimber has created a home/gallery/studio that will amaze and intrigue you upon viewing. Ask anyone who drives by her Gallery at E Franklin and S 31st Avenues. Her building has been described as having the artful complexity of Spanish designer Antonie Gaudi combined with the surreal nature of Pablo Picasso. Her recent outdoor landscape brings to mind playful images of Dr. Seuss and the imagination of Lewis Carroll.
  • Great Fall
    Great Fall
    Category: Indoor Sculpture
    Sponsor: Edmond Visual Arts Commission partnered with Joseph & Elizabeth Waner Artist bio: Kimber Fiebiger creates bronze sculptures that range from fun and whimsical, to classical and contemporary. She lives in Minneapolis yet her sculptures have been sold all over the country where she has won numerous awards. Besides being a fabulous sculptor, Kimber has created a home/gallery/studio that will amaze and intrigue you upon viewing. Ask anyone who drives by her Gallery at E Franklin and S 31st Avenues. Her building has been described as having the artful complexity of Spanish designer Antonie Gaudi combined with the surreal nature of Pablo Picasso. Her recent outdoor landscape brings to mind playful images of Dr. Seuss and the imagination of Lewis Carroll.
  • Huevos Rancheros
    Huevos Rancheros
    Category: Indoor Sculpture
    Sponsor: Edmond Visual Arts Commission partnered with Randel and Dana Shadid Artist bio: Kimber Fiebiger creates bronze sculptures that range from fun and whimsical, to classical and contemporary. She lives in Minneapolis yet her sculptures have been sold all over the country where she has won numerous awards. Besides being a fabulous sculptor, Kimber has created a home/gallery/studio that will amaze and intrigue you upon viewing. Ask anyone who drives by her Gallery at E Franklin and S 31st Avenues. Her building has been described as having the artful complexity of Spanish designer Antonie Gaudi combined with the surreal nature of Pablo Picasso. Her recent outdoor landscape brings to mind playful images of Dr. Seuss and the imagination of Lewis Carroll.
  • Oklahoma Rhapsody
    Oklahoma Rhapsody
    Category: Indoor Sculpture
    “Oklahoma Rhapsody”, an etched glass piece by the famous Paul Housberg, depicts images unique to Oklahoma scenery including an oil tower and the Great Plains. It reaches from floor to ceiling in the basement of City Hall and is lit from behind. It is composed of eight different panels that depict a single scene of Oklahoma.
  • Patience Sewell Latting
    Patience Sewell Latting
    Category: Indoor Sculpture
    In 1971, Patience Sewell Latting became the first and only woman Mayor of Oklahoma City. She was born in Texhoma, Oklahoma in 1918 and graduated with honors from the University in Oklahoma before receiving a master’s degree in economics and statistics from Columbia University in 1939. She first began her career in politics through the Parent Teacher Association and the League of Women Voters. She then worked her way through the ranks of the Oklahoma City Council until she was voted Mayor of Oklahoma City. She served from 1971-1983 and played a huge role in a master development plan that led to several new parks like the Myriad Gardens and a downtown redevelopment. During her term, the National Municipal League presented the All-America City Award to Oklahoma City in 1978. She won several other personal awards including the Outstanding Oklahoman by Phi Beta Kappa (1976), Woman of the Year in Civic Work by the Oklahoma City chapter of Theta Sigma Phi (1961), the Outstanding Woman of Oklahoma by the Soroptimists (1969) and in 1980 she was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame. This bust-sized portrait can be found in the third floor of City Hall where her legacy still remains. Sculpted by Sohail Shehada, Patience Latting set a precedent of development and progress for the city.
  • Portal de Vida II
    Portal de Vida II
    Category: Indoor Sculpture
    Sponsor: Edmond Visual Arts Commission partnered with Bob and Kathy Thomas We have lived on the SE corner of 15th & Coltrane since 1972. When the City of Edmond built Lake Arcadia, enlarged the intersection and the traffic increased on 15th we realized our corner was the perfect location for a piece of Public Art. It had to be large since there was no “walk-by” traffic. We traveled to Loveland, Colorado to view the Art in the Park where artist display their larger art sculptures. There we met Greg Reiche and saw his beautiful, large sculptures made of metal and stone. We told him what we envisioned and after several months he drew what we considered the perfect piece for our corner. We worked with Randel Shadid and the Visual Arts Commission and together we decided on Portal de Vida II made out of Colorado Red Sandstone. The piece is 11 feet tall and 9 feet wide. Greg came and installed the piece on June 6, 2005. That is not the end of our story. The statue had been standing on the corner for several weeks and mysteriously the metal “gong” as we called it (a large, round hanging bronze piece) was cut away and stolen. The City had Greg make another similar piece and it was installed. Not long after that was replaced the 2nd “gong” was stolen. This time Greg made a “gong” out of stone and glass and it is what hangs in the middle today. That is still not the end of the story. We returned from a trip one evening and as we turned into our drive we notice something was sitting against the sculpture. It was the missing first “gong”! We have no idea who or where it came from but written on the piece, in white shoe polish were the words “EARN THIS”. We never knew if the story was true but it was rumored the “gong” had been living in the locker room of one of the local High Schools and had been taken on a dare. So there is our story. We still have the beautiful piece of Public Art on our corner and it is quite a landmark in our wonderful ARTful City of Edmond, Oklahoma.
  • Precious
    Precious
    Category: Indoor Sculpture
    Sponsor: Edmond Visual Arts Commission partnered with PEO Chapter and Kathy Thomas
  • Ronald J. Norick
    Ronald J. Norick
    Category: Indoor Sculpture; Memorial/Monument
    Ronald J. Norick was born and raised in Oklahoma City. “Ron” served as the city’s mayor from 1987-1998, following in his father’s footsteps. During his term as mayor, the first Metropolitan Area Projects (MAPS) was voted on and approved by the city. MAPS is a one-cent sales tax that went towards nine major Oklahoma City projects. MAPS1 included the Chesapeake Energy Arena, Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark, Bricktown Canal, Civic Center Music Hall, Cox Convention Center, State Fair Park, Oklahoma River, Spirit of Oklahoma Trolley Transportation Link, and a new library, later named the Ronald J. Norick Downtown Library. MAPS was the first step in putting Oklahoma City on the national stage for redevelopment and growth. 20 years later, MAPS3 has been passed and public works continue to develop the city. During his 11 years in office, Norick also had to help restore Oklahoma City after the Alfred P. Murrah bombing in 1995 where 168 people died and 680 were injured. It was the most destructive act of terrorism in the United States before September 11, 2001. Currently, Norick is the controlling manager of Norick Investment Company, LLC, which manages the financial holdings of 20 family members representing three generations of their family. He remains involved with Oklahoma City University, the Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce, and many more. This bust can be found in the Ronald J. Norick Library in Downtown Oklahoma City, a project funded by MAPS.
  • Sherlock Holmes
    Sherlock Holmes
    Category: Indoor Sculpture
    Sponsor: Purchased with 1% CIP funds through the Edmond Visual Arts Commission. Sherlock Holmes is the creation of author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930). There is a website, sherlockholmes.com devoted to the merchandising of over 100 Holmes items, such as books, badges, key chains, mugs, etc.Quoting from this website, we learn that “The author, (Sir) Arthur Conan-Doyle wrote his first Holmes story, A Study In Scarlet, in 1886. Sherlock Holmes, a fictitious character was based on a real man, Dr Joseph Bell, a renown forensic scientist at Edinburgh University whom Conan-Doyle studied under. Conan-Doyle wrote 56 self contained short stories & 4 novels (60 adventures in total) The collection is known as The Cannon. “The first Sherlock Holmes film was produced in 1900. In 1939 the novels were developed as a series of films staring Basil Rathbone, establishing the trademark deerstalker, pipe & spyglass as a global visual icon.”   This lifesized bronze sculpture stands in the three-story lobby atrium of the Public Safety Center in Edmond. The sculpture can be seen through the glass wall of this lobby. Holmes is dressed in his signature trench coat, cape and cap, holding a pipe in his right hand, and a magnifying glass in his right. He is “spying” on the 50-year time capsule resting on a bench nearby. A bronze plaque at his feet entitles the sculpture “Investigating Edmond’s History.” This is a sculpture by Jane DeDecker.
  • Small Talk About The Weather
    Small Talk About The Weather
    Category: Indoor Sculpture
    Description coming soon!
  • Smiley
    Smiley
    Category: Indoor Sculpture
    Sponsor: Edmond Visual Arts Commission partnered with Randel and Dana Shadid Artist bio: Kimber Fiebiger creates bronze sculptures that range from fun and whimsical, to classical and contemporary. She lives in Minneapolis yet her sculptures have been sold all over the country where she has won numerous awards. Besides being a fabulous sculptor, Kimber has created a home/gallery/studio that will amaze and intrigue you upon viewing. Ask anyone who drives by her Gallery at E Franklin and S 31st Avenues. Her building has been described as having the artful complexity of Spanish designer Antonie Gaudi combined with the surreal nature of Pablo Picasso. Her recent outdoor landscape brings to mind playful images of Dr. Seuss and the imagination of Lewis Carroll.
  • The Ballerina
    The Ballerina
    Category: Indoor Sculpture
    In the year 1997, five Native American women were named Oklahoma’s treasures by former Governor Frank Keating. They were honored with a mural in the Oklahoma Capitol called “Flight of Spirit”. Their accomplishments, fueled by the passion and spirit of their Native American backgrounds, stretched worldwide and they became known as “The Five Indian Ballerinas”. Maria Tallchief, Majorie Tallchief, Yvonne Chouteau, Moscelyne Larkin, and Rosella Hightower had the technique and the training that it takes to be a spectacular dancer, but it was the vitality of their expression of the Indian soul that made audiences worldwide so captivated with these five dancers and what eventually led them to earn prima ballerina titles. After wildly successful careers in dance companies all over the world, they remained in the dance world. Each dancer either founded or expanded dance companies in Dallas, Chicago, Paris, Tulsa, and Oklahoma City. This statue, honoring their legacy, resides in the Civic Center Music Hall where the Oklahoma City Ballet performs four times a year.
  • We Are The Wolves
    We Are The Wolves
    Category: Indoor Sculpture
    Sponsor: Edmond Visual Arts Commission partnered with Santa Fe High School Class of 2005  
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