Destiny
ArtistBernard Frazier
Year1966 (1966)
LocationOklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Coordinates35°28′18″N 97°31′3.9″W / 35.47167°N 97.517750°W / 35.47167; -97.517750

Destiny is a 1966 bas-relief by Bernard Frazier on the facade of the William J. Holloway Jr. United States Courthouse (200 Northwest 4th Street) in Oklahoma City, in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.

Description and history

The concrete or stone sculpture measures approximately 22 ft. 6 in. x 13 ft. x 16 in., and depicts a woman in the foreground with her arm around an eagle, and a man behind her.[1]

The sculpture was commissioned by the General Services Administration's Art-in-Architecture Program in 1960 for $6,800, and installed in 1967. It was surveyed by the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1994.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Destiny, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
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