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Sculpture and statues

Kansas sculptors document the history of the state. Sculptors from the earliest times to modern days have worked to depict everything from daily life to important people in their work. They have often used available materials, like limestone found in the state.

One program, Save Outdoor Sculpture!, worked to promote preservation and maintenance of the state’s outdoor sculptures and monuments. This effort conducted in the 1990s identified nearly 700 Kansas sculptures and monuments.

The Kansas Historical Society’s sculptures includes one of the oldest items in the collections, a human effigy. Find other sculptures among the collection.

Dwight Eisenhower sculpture model William Allen White sculpture model Arthur Capper sculpture model
Dwight Eisenhower sculpture model by Pete Felten, 1982.5.1 William Allen White sculpture model by Pete Felten, 1982.5.2 Arthur Capper sculpture model by Pete Felten, 1982.5.3
Amelia Earhart sculpture model Great White Buffalo Statue Chainsaw chair
Amelia Earhart sculpture model by Pete Felten, 1982.5.4 Great White Buffalo Statue by Lumen Martin Winter Chainsaw chair,
Ad Astra by Richard Bergen Man of Sorrows by Robert Merrell Gage Ceres statue
Ad Astra by Richard Bergen Man of Sorrows by Robert Merrell Gage Ceres statue by John H. Mahoney, 1978.1.0
Hand-carved sculpture Hand-carved sculpture  
Hand-carved sculpture, 1996.5.3 Hand-carved sculpture, 1996.5.7  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

Entry: Sculpture and statues

Author: Kansas Historical Society

Author information: The Kansas Historical Society is a state agency charged with actively safeguarding and sharing the state's history.

Date Created: February 2016

Date Modified: December 2016

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