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Just like the characters in the novel The Maltese Falcon, participants in The Big Read of the Pioneer Library System will engage in a quest to own a coveted work of art. Norman sculptor Jeff Littlejohn has been commissioned by the Pioneer Library System to create a series of sculptures to commemorate The Big Read: The Maltese Falcon.
The centerpiece of the series is an 18-inch bronze statue of a peregrine falcon perched on a stack of three books. The piece has been cast at the Crucible Foundry and Gallery in Norman and will be permanently installed in one of the hometown public libraries of the Pioneer Library System. The library that displays the piece will be determined by a drawing held as part of The Big Read finale at the Warren Theatre in Moore on April 22.
Entry forms will be distributed at all official The Big Read activities, including the Kick-Off in downtown Norman March 12, and the Keynote Discussion Panel at the OU Law Center March 13. Participants may also earn entries by completing quizzes in The Big Read edition of WORD magazine available in the libraries and online at www.bigreadok.com .
Nine smaller versions of the commission, each hand cast and hand painted by the artist, will be awarded to individuals who participate in The Big Read activities that begin March 12. Libraries in Blanchard, McLoud, Moore, Newcastle, Noble, Norman, Purcell, Shawnee, and Tecumseh will hold drawings to determine local winners of the sculptures. Dates and times for the local drawings will be set by the individual libraries.
Major funding for the sculpture series is provided by the Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts.
