Pro Patria Mori
Artist: Ellen Driscoll Installed: 2006 Medium: Mosaic and Stainless Steel KCMO’s One Percent for the Arts Program These artist-designed gates form an entrance to the National World War I Museum and […]
District 2 (Central)
Pioneer Mother Memorial
Artist/Designer: A. (Alexander) Phimister Proctor Dedicated: November 1927 Medium: Bronze, Minnesota pink pearl granite, concrete Park: Penn Valley Park Description: This memorial to Pioneer mothers stands within a few hundred feet of
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Massasoit
Artist/Designer: Cyrus E. Dallin Dates: Dedicated in 1979, Moved to present location in 1997. Description: A Sioux Quartzite boulder was brought from Minnesota to the farm of Ralph Dooley of Bosworth,
Le Grande Noeud – The Grand Knot
Artist: Kim Hamisky Dedicated: October 2005 Medium: Bronze Description: The sculpture Le Grand Noeud was donated to honor Miller Nichols (1911-2000), local real estate developer, adviser and philanthropist by his daughters Kay
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Man In Despair
Artwork by: Jose Vasquez Installed: 1994 (current site) Medium: Limestone Description: A depiction of a larger-than-life nude man. He is on his knees and has fallen forward to where his head
Neo-Millennic Lights
Artwork by: Christian Mann Dascription: The Riverfront Heritage Trail weaves it way along West Pennway. Lighting the trail are Christian Mann’s Neo-Millennic lights. They serve a dual purpose. They light the trail
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New Friends
Artist/Designer: George Lundeen Dedicated: June 20, 1997 Medium: Bronze Description: Miller and Jeanette Nichols gifted this sculpture to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Country Club Plaza. The bronze features a couple
Liberty Memorial Tower
Designer: Harold Van Buren Magonigle Dedicated: 1921 – site; November 11, 1926-Memorial Description: The Tower rises 217 feet above the main courtyard and 268 feet above the North Lawn. The cylindrical tower is
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Jacob L. Loose Memorial
Artist/Designer: Rudolf Evans Dedicated: September 26, 1941 Medium: Bronze (sculpture), granite and limestone (base) Description: Jacob Loose,standing on a polished granite base, is a larger than life size bronze male figure.
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August R. Meyer Memorial
Designer: Daniel Chester French (1850-1931), New York City Sculptor Dedicated: June 2, 1909 August Robert Meyer (1851-1905) was the first President of the Board of Park Commissioners (1892-1901). His career started as a government
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