In front of the Civic Music Center, this statue is dedicated to the conductors. And there he stands, wistfully conducting to the day.
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Daily photos from Oklahoma City and the surrounding metro area
Oklahoma is called the Sooner State, because when the state was opened up land was given away not by lottery but by land run, in a "shotgun start" style. At a certain time, all the settlers lined up at the starting line took off at a dead run and ran as fast as their buggies, coaches, buckboards, horses and legs could take them until they could find land that no one had claimed, 160 acres at a time. Unfortunately, not everyone waited for the starting shot and took off Sooner than they were supposed to: hence, the Sooner State. This bronze statue, actually a series of statues depicting the land run, is found along the canal in Bricktown, in downtown Oklahoma City (OKC) and when finished will be the largest bronze statuary in the world.
3 comments:
very touching...
Wow, that is cool. When I lived there in the 70s, I went to the OKC symphony very often. I don't think that statue was there back then.
Hi - This is a profound image - I would love to use this photo on my blog - may I? See what it looks like.
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