Pioneer Woman
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This article is about the statue in Ponca City, Oklahoma. For other uses, see Pioneer Woman (disambiguation).
The Pioneer Woman monument is a bronze sculpture in Ponca City, Oklahoma, designed by Bryant Baker and dedicated on April 22, 1930. The statue is of a sunbonneted woman leading a child by the hand. It was donated to the State of Oklahoma by millionaire oilman E. W. Marland. He commissioned models from twelve well-known sculptors and financed a nationwide tour to get feedback from art critics and the general public in order to decide which model to use for the final statue.
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Pioneer Woman | |
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Artist | Bryant Baker |
Year | 1930 (1930) |
Type | Bronze statue |
Location | Ponca City, Oklahoma |
Pioneer Woman Statue | |
Coordinates | 36°42′36″N 97°3′55″W |
NRHP reference No. | 78002238[1] |
Added to NRHP | August 31, 1978 |
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