Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
1992.023.1902 |
Collection |
Tulsa Tribune |
Object Name |
Negative, Roll Film |
Date |
04/22/1971 |
Photographer |
Hamilton, Donovan |
Description |
Black and white, 35 mm, roll film negative containing three images of Cherokee artist Jess Willard Stone (1916-1985) presenting some of his sculptures to a classroom of children at Hoover Elementary School, located at 2327 South Darlington Avenue in Tulsa, OK, on April 22, 1971. Stone 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 Cherokee Indians Hoover Elementary School schools sculptures |
People |
Stone, Jess Willard |
Place |
Tulsa, OK |