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Bronze sculpture titled Crista by Doug Hyde in the Gilcrease Gardens in Tulas, Oklahoma. Royalty Free Stock Photo

Flower relief carved on a tree trunk in the garden of the Gilcrease Museum in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Royalty Free Stock Photo

Sequoyah by Joel David Nunneley in front of the Helmerich Center at the Gilcrease Museum. Royalty Free Stock Photo

The Gilcrease House in the outdoor gardens of the Gilcrease Museum in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Duck fountain in the Victorian Garden adjacent to the Gilcrease House in outdoor gardens of the Gilcrease Museum. Royalty Free Stock Photo

Strength of the Maker by Denny Haskew in the Garden of the Gilcrease Museum in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Royalty Free Stock Photo

Pictured is the Thomas Gilcrease House in the outdoor gardens of the Gilcrease Museum in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The original sandstone mansion was built in 1913. In 1943, the house became a home for orphan Indian children from nearby reservations, until Thomas Gilcrease moved back into the home in 1949. The Gilcrease Museum houses the world's largest, most comprehensive collection of art of the American West. The museum is named for Thomas Gilcrease, an oil man and avid art collector, who began the collection. He deeded the collection, as well as the building and property, to the City of Tulsa in 1958.