PAUL MOORE (Creek) Muscogee Nation, Sweet Potato Clan b. 1957) A BRONZE SCULPTURE, "Seed Sower," 2000, signed in bronze "MOORE" and dated, with monogram "SF," and raised on a custom wood plinth base, a reduction of the original, modeled after a portrait of the first president of The University of Oklahoma. Note: Paul Moore is a native Oklahoman who has gained national and international recognition with his sculpture. He was born in Oklahoma City in 1957 and is a citizen of the (Creek) Muscogee Nation, Sweet Potato Clan. Paul Moore is a Fellow and Board Member of the National Sculpture Society and a Member of the Cowboy Artists of America. He is in constant demand for portrait and monumental commissions. He is also the Artist in Residence and Professor of Figurative Sculpture at the University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK." This sculpture, The iconic statue of the Seed Sower is modeled after the university’s first president, David Ross Boyd, and represents the school’s dedication to sowing the seeds of knowledge and wisdom, which bear fruit in time. Boyd famously set aside half of his personal annual salary to buy, plant and water the trees on campus, which was barren prior to 1892. Provenance: Property from a Fortune 500 Energy Company, Houston, Texas. Height: 13.50" Width: 9.50" Depth: 6.25"