The bust of Robert S. Kerr by Keating Donohoe is installed in Oklahoma City's Robert S. Kerr Park, between Robert S. Kerr Avenue and Couch Drive, in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.

Description and history

The bronze sculpture is and wide, and rest on a polished red granite base measuring approximately 32 x 67 x 67 inches.

Bust of Robert S. Kerr

There have been two busts of Kerr. The original was commissioned by Kerr-McGee Corporation, cast in 1961, and dedicated on May 9, 1975. The sculpture was stolen on April 5, 1978, and replaced with a second cast from the same mold .

Bust of Robert S. Kerr

The artwork was surveyed by the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1996.

Bust of Robert S. Kerr

References

1961 sculptures

1978 sculptures

Bronze sculptures in Oklahoma

Busts in the United States

Monuments and memorials in Oklahoma

Outdoor sculptures in Oklahoma City

Sculptures of men in Oklahoma