Bryant Baker Signed Inscribed Dated (1 results)
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Published by Oklahoma Publishing Company, 1932
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition, Special Edition. SCULPTOR BRYANT BAKER HAND-SIGNED AND DATED IN FOUNTAIN PEN, LOWER RIGHT CORNER Inscription from Bryant reads: "PIONEER WOMAN TO: WALDO EMERSON NURTIN WITH REGARDS FROM THE SCULPTOR BRYANT BAKER 1932." THIS PROGRESS PHOTO FROM BRYANT…'S STUDIO, ALSO HAS HIS NEW YORK STUDIO STAMP, ON THE VERSO, AS WELL AS, THE PERSONAL STAMP OF THE SPONSOR OF THE STATUE ITSELF, MILLIONAIRE OIL TYCOON AND FUTURE GOVERNOR OF OKLAHOMA; E.W. MARLAND. Hand cut gelatin silver image size on heavy stock: H: 12 3/8" W: 8 5/8" Framed: H: 17" W: 14". Beautiful walnut vintage frame. Bryant Baker beside his completed 68 foot bronze creation in Ponca City, Oklahoma. Percy Bryant Baker (1881- 1971) winner of the greatest sculpture competition in first part of the 20th century with "DEFIANT" Pioneer Woman. Sponsored by millionaire oilman (and future Governor of Oklahoma) E. W. Marland. The contest was for the character quality of A PIONEER WOMAN expressed in a sculpture and the prize money to the sculptor was $100,000 plus all the expenses of creating a gigantic statue in Oklahoma. Competition included "Self-Reliant" by Alexander Stirling Calder; "Trusting" by Jo Davidson; "Affectionate" by James E. Fraser; "Protective" by John Gregory; "Adventurous" by F. Lynn Jenkins; "Heroic" by Mario Korbel; "Faithful" by Arthur Lee; "Challenging" by Hermon Atkins MacNeil; "Determined" by Maurice Sterne; "Fearless" by Wheeler Williams; and "Sturdy" by Mahonri Young. Bryant won with "Defiant". The New York Times, reported on March 27, 1927, that the exhibition of the 12 mini statues had arrived in New York City and that it had attracted more interest than any exhibition of sculpture New York has known in a long while. At the time, Bryant Baker was competing against eleven other sculptors in a nationwide tour of their models. Bryant Baker studied in London at Royal Academy of Arts. In 1916 he moved to the United States and served in the army, working to rehabilitate American veterans from World War I, by modeling artificial limbs. Baker went on to win commissions for busts of five presidents, including John F. Kennedy. staff photographer from the Oklahoma Publishing Company or Larry Ulrich (illustrator). Inscribed by Author(s).
