Administered by Johnson County Courthouse/Chamber of Commerce North Holden Street Warrensburg Missouri 64093
Located Johnson County Courthouse North Holden Street Corner of the courthouse lawn Warrensburg Missouri
Date:
Dedicated Sept. 27, 1958
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Missouri survey, 1995.
Image on file.
McMillan, Margo, "Our Missouri," 1993, pg. 7.
(On dog's proper left hind leg:) Reno Gastaldi (On plaque on front of base, raised letters:) A TRIBUTE TO THE DOG/(BY SENATOR GEORGE GRAHAM VEST)/"GENTLEMEN OF THE JURY: THE BEST FRIEND A MAN HAS IN THIS WORLD MAY TURN AGAINST HIM AND BECOME HIS ENEMY. HIS SON OR DAUGHTER THAT HE HAS REARED WITH LOVING CARE MAY PROVE UNGRATEFUL... (text continues) A MAN'S DOG STANDS BY HIM IN PROSPERITY AND IN POVERTY, IN HEALTH AND IN SICKNESS... (text continues) (On side of base, incised letters:) OLD/DRUM/1870 signed
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Summary:
Old Drum, a hunting dog, stands on all fours, with tail lowered and head up. The sculpture is mounted on a trapezoid concrete base with inlaid decorative stone.
