Statue of Liberty Replica - Overland Park, Kansas - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

This 40th Anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America Statue ofLiberty is located on the west side of campus near the Little Theater entrance. The pedestal is star-shaped with landscaping around it. The plaque reads:

With the faith and courage of their forefathers who made possible the freedom of these United States.

The Boy Scouts of America

Dedicate this replica of the Statute of Liberty as a pledge of everlasting fidelity and loyalty.

40th Anniversary Crusade to strengthen the arm of Liberty
1950

From SIRIS:
(visit link)

"Sculptor:
Unknown Bartholdi, Frederic Auguste 1834-1904 (copy after)

Medium:
Statue: copper sheeting; Base; concrete and brick

Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Copy
Sculptures

Owner/Location:
Shawnee Mission North High School 7401 Johnson Drive Overland Park Kansas 66202

Date:
Dedicated 1950

Topic:
Figure female--Full length
Allegory--Civic--Liberty
Dress--Historic--Classical Dress
Dress--Accessory--Hat
Object--Other--Torch
Object--Written Matter

Control number:
IAS KS000326

Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas survey, 1996
SOS Assessment Award, 1999
SOS Conservation Treatment Award, 2001

Summary:
A female figure, representing Liberty, stands wearing a long flowing robe and a crown. Her proper right hand is raised and holds a torch, and her proper left hand cradles an inscribed tablet. The statue is mounted on a base that consists of a pyramidal upper section with a plaque on the front, set within a lower section that is a star-shaped planter.

Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums."

TITLE: Statue of Liberty Replica ARTIST(S): Copy, Unknown - Original, Bartholdi, Frederic Auguste 1834-1904 DATE: Dedicated 1950 MEDIUM: Statue: copper sheeting; Base; concrete and brick CONTROL NUMBER: IAS KS000326 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: 7401 Johnson Drive Overland Park, Kansas 66202 DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: none seen

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