Oklahoma's Native Son

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Oklahoma's Native Son
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The statue outside the Will Rogers World Airport in 2019
ArtistHarold T. Holden
Year2005 (2005)
LocationOklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Coordinates35°23′45″N 97°35′46″W / 35.395814°N 97.596097°W / 35.395814; -97.596097Coordinates: 35°23′45″N 97°35′46″W / 35.395814°N 97.596097°W / 35.395814; -97.596097

Oklahoma's Native Son is a 2005 bronze sculpture of Will Rogers by Harold T. Holden, installed outside the Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City, in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Commissioned by the Oklahoma City Airport Trust to commemorate the completion of the airport's terminal renovation project, the artwork depicts Rogers astride his horse Teddy and weighs 2,500 lbs.[1][2]

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  1. ^ "Oklahoma's Native Son, 2005". Will Rogers World Airport. Retrieved 2019-08-12.
  2. ^ "Nobody ever liked a statue they didn't see". Oklahoman.com. 2016-06-20. Retrieved 2019-08-12.
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