Save Outdoor Sculpture, Missouri, Kansas City survey, 1994.
Board of Parks & Recreation Commissioners, Kansas City, MO, "Historic & Dedicatory Monuments of Kansas City," 1987, pg. 1.
The Kansas City Times, Nov. 3, 1986, pg. B-2.
The Kansas City Times, Oct. 31, 1986, pg. B-11.
Piland, Sherry, and Ellen J. Uguccioni, "Fountains of Kansas City: A History and Love Affair," Kansas City: City of Fountains Foundation, 1985, pg. 128-130.
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
Image on file.
Piland, Sherry, and Ellen J. Uguccioni, "Fountains of Kansas City: A History and Love Affair," Kansas City: City of Fountains Foundation, 1985, pg. 129.
Gage (On north side of pylon:) Dedicated/by/Kansas City/to the/American Legion Post/Oct 31-Nov 2/1921 (followed by listing of posts) (On south side of pylon:) All daring and/courage all iron/endurance of/misfortune all/devotion to the/ideal of honor/and the glory of/the flag makes/for a finer and/nobler type of/manhood/Theodore Roosevelt signed
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Summary:
Two relief panels, one depicting sailors and the other soldiers, mounted on a pylon topped by four eagles. The base includes a round fountain basin which rests on a round pedestal. The relief panel on the east side features two full-length male figures facing proper left. The front figure holds an artillery shell. He wears dungarees with bell bottoms and 13 buttons. The second figure holds a wrench in his proper right hand. The relief panel on the west side features three figures with heads turned proper left. The front figure holds a grenade in his raised proper right hand. The center figure holds a rifle with his proper right arm.
