TURBO
Status: ON DISPLAY
Artist: Nora Wilson Wheeler
Sponsor: Dresser-Rand
Location: Wayne St, Olean
Bio: Dresser-Rand Co. became the 29th business/organization to a sponsor a 4-foot-high fiberglass squirrel statue. The aptly named Turbo the Squirrel wears a hard hat and protective eye gear, and serves as a symbol of Dresser-Rand’s increased emphasis on safety. It was also the first time the company had ever participated in “putting art of display” for Woodland in the City or any other program. The artist placed the names of her relatives at the base of the squirrel who had worked at Dresser-Rand!
Artist’s Bio: Nora L. Wilson-Wheeler majored in Art at Cuba Central School and Graphic Arts at BOCES. She obtained an AOS Degree from Olean Business Institute. She has also published different stories, poems and compilations of local family heritage.