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Riding into the Sunset is a bronze sculpture by Electra Waggoner Biggs, depicting Will Rogers on his horse, Soapsuds. There are four castings, located in Fort Worth, Texas, Claremore, Oklahoma, Lubbock, Texas, and Dallas, Texas. [1] The work was commissioned in 1937, by Amon G. Carter, a friend of Rogers, following Rogers death in 1935. Biggs ...
Texas Tech University traditions are an important part of the culture of Texas Tech University. The wrapping of the statue of Will Rogers and Soapsuds, by the Saddle Tramps, is a prominent tradition at Texas Tech.
Riding into the Sunset, depicting Rogers riding his horse Soapsuds, on the campus of Texas Tech University. A casting of Riding into the Sunset stands at the entrance to the main campus quad at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas. This memorial was dedicated on February 16, 1950, by Rogers' longtime friend, Amon G. Carter.
Texas Tech's athletic teams are known as the Red Raiders with the exception of the women's basketball team, which is known as the Lady Raiders. Texas Tech competes in NCAA Division I FBS (formerly Division I-A) and is a member of the Big 12 Conference. From 1932 until 1956, the university belonged to the Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association.
After upsetting the #5 Aggies 21–19 in 1999, Texas Tech fans tore down and carried a goal post from Jones Stadium to the base of the Will Rogers statue, they then continued south to 19th Street where they took it west before finally leaving it just west of the intersection of Flint Avenue and 19th Street.
Oklahoma City artist Nathan Pratt aims to create a larger-than-life statue of Wiley Post in east Edmond on State Highway 66 by 2026.
A controversial statue by Pakistani-American sculptor Shahzia Sikander has been beheaded at the University of Houston. ‘Show the violated work’: Artist requests beheaded sculpture remains on ...
The main entrance of the Texas Tech University campus in Lubbock, Texas, is named Amon G. Carter Plaza. The plaza includes a sculpture of the university's seal, set against a backdrop of a seven-jet fountain and an equestrian statue, entitled Riding into the Sunset. [15]