Miami in Ottawa County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)

Charles Banks Wilson

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., March 8, 2015

1. Charles Banks Wilson Marker

Inscription.
A renowned artist and teacher, Charles Banks Wilson, began his career as a teenager making posters for the Coleman Theatre shows, where he sketched his now famous painting of Will Rogers live on stage. He became head of the Art Department at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College. Today many of his paintings, lithographs and drawings are displayed in the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, DC, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, the Oklahoma State Capitol, and the Tulsa Gilcrease Museum of Art.

Erected by Coleman Theatre.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Education.

Location. 36° 52.609′ N, 94° 52.669′ W. Marker is in Miami, Oklahoma, in Ottawa County. Marker is on Main Street (Route 66) (U.S. 69) south of 2nd Avenue NW, on the right when traveling south. Marker is on the Coleman Theatre Celebrity Park Wall of Fame. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 103 North Main Street, Miami OK 74354, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. David Froman (here, next to this marker); Steve & Cassie Gaines (here, next to this marker); Moscelyne Larkin (here, next to this marker); Charles Wayne "Tinker" Owens

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(here, next to this marker); Carol Littleton (here, next to this marker); David Osborne (here, next to this marker); Bill Hudson Hastings (here, next to this marker); Steve Owens (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Miami.

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Also see . . . Charles Banks Wilson. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on January 6, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Coleman Theatre Celebrity Park Wall of Fame image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.

2. Coleman Theatre Celebrity Park Wall of Fame

Coleman Theatre Celebrity Park Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.

3. Coleman Theatre Celebrity Park Marker

Coleman Theatre image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.

4. Coleman Theatre

Credits. This page was last revised on January 6, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 30, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 416 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 30, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 4. submitted on February 1, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.