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Sculptures

Monuments: Limited-edition and Commissioned

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Roughnecks (1979)

$65,000

O’Meilia’s first big sculpture commission, a bronze version of his painting Making Hole. First casting is in the Mid-Continent Tower in downtown Tulsa. 

Medium: Bronze

7' x 5' x 4' 

Edition 5


Oil Patch Warrior (1991)

$70,000

A tribute to the Oklahoma roughnecks who helped the Allied cause during WWII by drilling for oil in England’s Sherwood Forest. Original monument unveiled in May 1991. 


Medium: Bronze

7' 

Edition 3

Indian Ballerina (1980)

$80,000

Commemorates the outstanding careers of five internationally acclaimed Indian ballerinas from Oklahoma: Yvonne Chouteau, Rosella Hightower, Moscelyne Larkin, Maria Tallchief, and Marjorie Tallchief. 

Medium: Bronze

10' 6" 

Edition 3

Master of the Sky (2005)

$40,000

 O'Meilia was commissioned to create this sculpture for Tulsa’s Shops of Seville shopping center by owner and developer Ray Biery.

Medium: Bronze

12' x 6' x 5.5' 

Edition 5

Heading Home (2002)

$100,000

Resides in the lobby of the Prosperity Bank branch at 13th and Harvard in Tulsa. 

Medium: Bronze

11'6" x 9' x 6' 

Edition 5

Frontier Woman (1998)

$70,000

Commissioned by Angela Marvel in memory of her late husband Fred and presented to the City of Tulsa. Located on the grounds of Tulsa’s Gilcrease Museum. 

Medium: Bronze

6' 8" x 4' x 4' 5" 

The Protector (1989)

$60,000

Tribute to the Tulsa Police Department at the entrance of the Tulsa Police Academy.

Medium: Bronze
6' 5"

Edition 3

Doodlebugger (1999)

$70,000

Commissioned by the Society of Exploration Geophysicists for the organization's international headquarters in Tulsa.

Medium: Bronze
7' x 4' x 7'

Edition 5

All Boy (1985)

$18,000

Created for Children's Medical Center in Tulsa.

Medium: Bronze
4' 

The Winners (2002)

Commissioned

Tribute to Oklahoma Hall-of-Fame football coach Angelo Prassa and his 1981 state championship squad at Bishop Kelley High School in Tulsa. 

Jason White (2007)

Commissioned

White is one of seven Heisman Trophy winners from the University of Oklahoma, immortalized in bronze by O'Meilia in 2007.

With My Life, If Need Be (2005)

$80,000

Tribute to all Tulsa police officers who have died in the line of duty.

Medium: Bronze
7' 6" x 9' 3"

Edition 4

Rotary Club of Tulsa Centennial Project (2012)

O'Meilia and fellow artist David Nunneley were commissioned to create this massive installation in downtown Tulsa. 

Freedom from Polio (2012)

One of two bronzes created by O'Meilia for the Rotary Club of Tulsa Centennial Project.

Serving Tulsans (2012)

One of two bronzes created by O'Meilia for the Rotary Club of Tulsa Centennial Project.


Limited Editions: Smaller-scale bronzes

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Wall of Life (1972)

$3,500

One of the artist's "philosophical statements."

Medium: Bronze
15" x 9½" x 26" (including base)

Edition 10

Doodlebugger (1999)

$3,000

Commissioned by the Society of Exploration Geophysicists. Monumental version resides at the organization's international headquarters in Tulsa.

Medium: Bronze
18" x 16" x 18" (including base)

Edition 100

Dancer (1995)

$450

Commemorates the outstanding careers of five internationally acclaimed Indian ballerinas from Oklahoma: Yvonne Chouteau, Rosella Hightower, Moscelyne Larkin, Maria Tallchief, and Marjorie Tallchief.

Medium: Bronze
9.75" x 3½" x 6½" (including base)

Edition 125

Heading Home

SOLD OUT

Monumental version resides in Prosperity Bank's 13th & Harvard location in Tulsa.

Medium: Bronze
11"x 7" x 12"

Edition 55

On Deck (1970)

$1,850

Former St. Louis catcher Tim McCarver was the subject of this piece. This is O'Meilia's first sculpture, created after first painting McCarver in a similar pose.

Medium: Bronze
14" x 8"

Edition 15

Brenda's Rooster

$3,500

Originally created as one of the elements of O'Meilia's Frontier Woman sculpture, which stands on the grounds of Tulsa's Gilcrease Museum.

Medium: Bronze
17" x 11" x 13.75"

Edition 35

Oil Patch Warrior

$3,000

A tribute to the Oklahoma roughnecks who helped the Allied cause during WWII by drilling for oil in England's Sherwood Forest. Original monument unveiled in May 1991.

Medium: Bronze
20½" x 8½"

Edition 85

Master of the Sky

$3,000

O'Meilia was commissioned to create the monumental version of this sculpture for Tulsa's Shops of Seville shopping center.

Medium: Bronze
26" x 14" x 13"

Edition 35

Frontier Woman

$2,750

Monumental version was commissioned by Angela Marvel in memory of her late husband Fred and presented to the City of Tulsa.

Medium: Bronze
11" x 9½" x 17"

Edition 35

Bill Pickett, The Original Bulldogger

$5,500

The first casting is part of the permanent collection of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City.

Medium: Bronze
24" x 15" x 9"

Edition 10

Forehand Volley

$3,000

Pancho Gonzalez, one of O'Meilia's tennis heroes, was the subject of this piece.

Medium: Bronze
24" x 16½" x 12"

Edition 15

A Winner

$2,000

Tribute to Oklahoma Hall-of-Fame football coach Angelo Prassa and his 1981 state championship squad at Bishop Kelley High School in Tulsa.

Medium: Bronze
16" x 20" (including panel)

Edition 20

Earning His Keep

$1,250

Inspired by the artist's brother Bill, an avid hunter.

Medium: Bronze and polychrome
12" x 10½" x 6" (including base)

Edition 25

Pond Turtle Bob

$3,500

This sculpture was originally part of O'Meilia's Heading Home monumental piece.

Medium: Bronze
22" x 17" x 19"

Edition 35

The Big One

$3,500

From the base of the sculpture Heading Home, located in the lobby of Tulsa's Prosperity Bank at 13th and Harvard.

Medium: Bronze
29" x 13" x 13"

Edition 35

The Meal Ticket

$1,200

Maquette of the Carl Hubbell monument that O'Meilia created for Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City. Hubbell was a legendary southpaw pitcher for the New York Giants.

Medium: Bronze
11"L x 8"W x 10"H (including base)

Edition 50

The Protector

$3,500

Tribute to the Tulsa Police Department at the entrance of the Tulsa Police Academy. Monumental version unveiled in 1989.

Medium: Bronze
20" (including base)

Edition 20

The Proud Warrior

$2,000

Bronze bust of Native American.

Medium: Bronze
9.75" x 7.25" x 22" (including base)

Edition 35

Decisions (2016)

$1,750

A pensive young lady with a choice to make.

Medium: Bronze
16½" x 8½" x 10½" (including base)

Edition 25

Carmen (2017)

$5,000

The free-spirited dancer from the classic opera.

Medium: Bronze
31½" x 14" x 12½" (including base)

Edition 30


All-War Memorial

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All-War Memorial

A tribute to the veterans of America's four major 20th-century conflicts. Located in Oklahoma City, this large-scale commission was created with Bill Sowell. 

World War I

The monument was originally installed on the grounds of the Oklahoma Historical Society, a building that now serves as the Oklahoma Supreme Court.

World War II

Each bas-relief panel is eight feet wide, and the soldier in the middle, independently entitled The Eternal Guard (below), stands eight feet tall. 

Korean War

The monument was installed in sections over a two-year period, from 1985 to 1987.

Vietnam

O'Meilia and Sowell were awarded the commission after the War Memorial committee reviewed dozens of entries from around the country.

The Eternal Guard

For the monument's centerpiece, O'Meilia and Sowell selected a Vietnam-era soldier.

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