As Long as the Waters Flow
{{Short description|Sculpture in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.}}
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| caption = The statue on Christmas in 2010
| artist = Allan Houser
| year = {{start date|1989}}
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| medium = Bronze sculpture
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| city = Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
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As Long as the Waters Flow is a 1989 bronze sculpture by Allan Houser, installed outside the Oklahoma State Capitol in Oklahoma City, in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.{{cite web|url=https://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=ariall&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!331745~!0#focus|title=As Long as the Waters Flow, (sculpture).|publisher=Smithsonian Institution|accessdate=June 23, 2019|archive-date=October 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002210838/https://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=ariall&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!331745~!0#focus|url-status=live}} The statue, which depicts a Native American woman, was dedicated in 1989.{{Cite web|url=https://oklahoman.com/article/4820988/oklahoma-history-center-presents-born-to-freedom-allan-houser-centennial/|title=Oklahoma History Center presents 'Born to Freedom: Allan Houser Centennial'|date=2014-05-04|website=Oklahoman.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-23|archive-date=2019-06-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190623235348/https://oklahoman.com/article/4820988/oklahoma-history-center-presents-born-to-freedom-allan-houser-centennial|url-status=live}}
File:As Long as the Waters Flow statue with Oklahoma Capitol building in background.JPG|The statue in 2006
File:Guardian OK state capitol.jpg|Enoch Kelly Haney's Guardian is on top of the dome, while Allan Houser's Guardian is in front of the Capitol
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External links
- {{Commons category-inline|As Long as the Waters Flow}}
- [https://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=60269 As Long As The Waters Flow] at The Historical Marker Database
{{Public art in Oklahoma City}}
Category:1989 establishments in Oklahoma
Category:Bronze sculptures in Oklahoma
Category:Monuments and memorials in Oklahoma
Category:Outdoor sculptures in Oklahoma City
Category:Personifications of country subdivisions
Category:Sculptures of Native Americans in Oklahoma
Category:Sculptures of women in Oklahoma
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