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Originally posted by mspivey
It's right next to the site where "The American" will be. (or would have been)
I e-mailed "The American" staff looking for a project update and this is what I received:
"We are happy to advise that The American Project is alive and well. We
have been very quiet for a number of months while we were completing
research and addressing some design issues that we believed were
necessary to ensure the success of the Project. Since last year, we have
completed two focus group studies, an attendance study, and an economic
impact study. The results of these studies all identified the Project as
not only a sound Project, but one with great potential for Tulsa and the
state. We also introduced The American to the art world at Art Expo in
New York City in March of this year. Art Expo is the largest art show in
the world. With regard to design, the artist and designer of the
Project, Shan Gray, completed the 3.5 ft engineering prototype in
February and has begun work on what will be called the Scan Master (a 6
ft engineering prototype of The American image) which will be the final
image for enlargement to the over 200 ft monument. With the completion
of the 3.5 ft image and the 6 ft Scan Master, certain design issues are
being addressed by the Structural engineers (i.e. fitting of the
elevator shaft and stairwell inside the statue, etc.). While all of this
work is very exciting and important to the Project, we realize it is not
very tangible to the public.
While we work on different aspects of the design, we continue to raise
funds. When the funding is completed, we will have about a six-month
start-up and then the public will be able to begin to see construction
on the monument itself. Our goal is to have the monument and support
facilities complete by early in the year 2010."
So it it's coming slowly but surely...