The Oklahoma Centennial Bench was made of steel to reflect the people who have shaped Oklahoma, is 100 inches long, and was planned in an edition of 100, each with a certificate of origin and its own number. Designed by metal artist James Murr and his wife Rose, its back tells Oklahoma's story from 1907 through 2007, with a line that dips three times and then rises a little higher each time with the sun shining on it. Those dips signify three major events in Oklahoma history: the crash of 29, the dirty thirties, and the bombing of the Murrah Building. The crash brought a time when many people faced no money, no jobs, and no food, and before that hardship could be overcome, the drought of the thirties devastated what remained. Those who had the tenacity to endure became the people who made Oklahoma what it is. The bombing, which took one hundred and sixty eight lives, remained a terrible event never forgotten, yet through grief and tears Oklahoma's people continued on with the toughness and stubbornness that showed the country they were here to stay.