Northwest Library Public Art Installation
Four original works of art by California sculptor Solomon Bassoff, of Faducci Studio, were installed yesterday at Northwest Library. One of the figures is of “America’s first cowgirl,” Lucille Mulhall. Mulhall was a well-known rodeo performer who was raised near Mulhall, OK at the turn of the 20th century. She is seen toting books by four Oklahoma authors—Joy Harjo, S.E. Hinton, Louis L’Amour, and Michael Wallis.
The other sculptured figures are of three official state representatives, a raccoon, our official State Furbearing Animal; a collared lizard, the State Reptile; and a saurophaganax, the State Fossil.
Monday, Setpember 17th, there will be a Meet the Artist session, will take place from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at the Northwest Library, 5600 N.W. 122nd Street in Oklahoma City. Everyone is welcome.
Click to view photos from the art installation yesterday (you must be logged into MyMetrolibrary to view the full set of photos)
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Thank you for the pictures. That must have been very impressive to watch as they installed those adorable sculptures.
Looks like something all ages will love! Can you work on getting some for MC? :-)
They are wonderful! Thank you to everyone who was involved in getting these for Northwest. The customers are excited and already asking about them.
Amazing sculptures. People of alll ages will enjoy these outstanding additions to the NW Library.
So excited that they are installed! I love them and know that children are going to be enchanted and delighted by them.
Sculptures you can touch! What fun everyone will have interacting with them. It was great to hear the artist talk about his creative process. He spoke about working to stay mindful - to stay present in the moment as he hand-formed each part. What a labor of love and it shows. Now as we gaze on the statues we can just imagine the artist taking care to form each piece just right . He left his finger prints on one of them. When you visit - see if you can find them. Thank you Diane and the rest of the Public Art Committee. You made the right choice. We will enjoy them for years to com.