Archive Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
2017.095.007 |
Collection |
Ernest Wiemann Iron Works |
Object Name |
Drawing |
Scope & Content |
Drawing for proposed light fixtures for the Western Village Motel, Tulsa, OK, by Cherokee artist Jess Willard Stone, made for Wiemann Iron Works, Tulsa, OK. This fixture has the number "3" near the bottom.. Three cowboys with ropes at the top."Western Village" at the bottom. Jess Willard Stone (1916-1985) was born in Oktaha, OK, to parents George Maloy Stone (1883-1917) and Lyda Blanche Hendrick Stone (1885-1949). He studied with artists Acee Blue Eagle and Woodrow Crumbo, and later worked for Thomas Gilcrease to produce a series of wooden sculptures. Stone also worked in Tulsa as an ornamental pattern maker for Ernest Wieman Iron Works and as a die finisher for Douglas Aircraft Company. Stone eventually moved to Locust Grove, OK, where he established an art studio. He became known for carvings of stylized human and animal figures. His works received numerous awards. In 1970, Stone was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame in 1970. |
Search Terms |
artists artwork drawings & sketches lighting fixtures metal workers Western Village Wiemann Iron Works |
People |
Stone, Jess Willard |