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 […]
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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
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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Charlie Parker Memorial – Bird Lives
Artist/Designer: Robert Graham Dedicated: March 1999 Description: Large face of Charlie Parker. Green patina on face. Trapezoidal base with brown patina. “Bird Lives” inscription on base. The face was not cast
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Green Wings
Artist: William Reed Medium: Steel, wood Installed: 1980s Description: Two triangular shapes made of steel and wood are supported by two steel legs. The wooden elements are made out of pine 2×12’s.
Dedication Wall
Located at the northern edge of the WWI Museum and Memorial Grounds near Pershing Road, this stone wall holds the bronze busts of the five Allied leaders present during the
Mjr. Murray Davis Memorial
Designer: Wight and Wight, Kansas City Architects Dedicated: May 31, 1928 Park: Murray Davis Park Description: Height: 6 feet overall; Length: 32 feet overall; Width: 13 feet overall. Tennessee marble monuments
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