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Sculptor:
Campbell, Annabelle  Search this
Assistant:
Winter, Clark 1907-  Search this
Medium:
Statue: concrete and stone; Foundation: concrete
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by City of Prairie Village City Hall 7700 Mission Road Prairie Village Kansas 66208
Located Tomahawk Road & Mission Road Prairie Village Kansas
Date:
1951. Dedicated 1952. Relocated 2002
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas survey, 1994.
Kansas City Adopt A Monument, 2003.
Image on file.
Annabelle Campbell, 1951 signed
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Summary:
Full-length figures of man, woman, and infant on top of rock form. The man stands upright in rear, his proper left knee bent with foot resting on rock. His hair is short and neatly trimmed and he is bare chested, wearing only long pants and boots. His hands rest atop a wagon wheel which is propped in front of him. In front of the wagon wheel sits a woman wearing a bonnet, a long short-sleeved dress, and shawl. She is barefoot, her proper right foot resting on rock and her proper left foot pulled back behind her. She holds and infant in her lap with both hands.
Topic:
Figure group--Family  Search this
History--United States--Westward Expansion  Search this
Dress--Historic--Pioneer Dress  Search this
Allegory--Life--Family  Search this
Architecture--Vehicle--Wagon  Search this
Control number:
IAS KS000106
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_321470