'You can't just power-wash him': Officials ponder plan to clean 'The Guardian' atop Capitol

OKLAHOMA CITY — Officials with the Oklahoma Arts Council are trying to figure out how to remove a nearly 6,000-pound statue from the top of Oklahoma state Capitol for cleaning.

“The Guardian,” a statute of an American Indian, was placed on the new Capitol dome in 2002 with much fanfare. It is 22 feet and 9 inches tall to the tip of its lance.

Created by former state Sen. Enoch Kelly Haney, D-Seminole, the statue is secured with eight bolts.

The total cost for “The Guardian” and installation was $300,000, said Alan Atkinson, Oklahoma Arts Council director of visual arts and Capitol collections.

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