In May, Oklahoma City will be looking “mighty pretty” with a new Route 66 art piece—and a “world’s tallest” record to boot. A three-story red neon cowboy boot.
Sixty artists worldwide submitted proposals for a permanent sculpture commissioned by Oklahoma City via MAPS4 for the Route 66 Centennial. The requirements were simple: Include musical notes and the phrase “Oklahoma City looks mighty pretty,” as a nod to the 1946 Bobby Troup song made popular by Nat King Cole. The designer who best captured the Okie spirit was Oklahoma City artist Cameron Eagle.
“I grew up on Route 66. My high school was on Route 66. I cruised it. I vacationed on it. My grandad helped build it, and my family farm was divided in half by it,” Eagle said. “Route 66 is deeply ingrained into my life.”…