Innocence

By Paul McGovney, 1995 found at Broadway and 47th on the Country Club Plaza

Heartland Scuffle

I found this sculpture on a patio between the KC Rep Box Office and the new H&R Block Building downtown.  This sculpture by Stretch is Heartland Scuffle.

I am traveling today and will not be able to visit your blogs.  I have scheduled the next weeks posts.  I will catch up with each of you when I am able.  

Charlie Parker

Charlie Parker, known as Yardbird or Bird, was a American jazz saxophonist and composer.  He was considered one of the most influential jazz musicians of his time (1920-1955).  Sculpted out of bronze by Robert Graham.  Click on the below photo to see the texture of this piece.

Firefighters Fountain

These sculptures by Tom Corbin are a memorial to all firefighters who have fallen in the line of duty throughout Kansas City's history.  This memorial was brought about from a tragedy in 1988.  Firefighters were responding to a burning pickup at a construction site.  Several trailers adjacent to the pickup held powerful explosives.  When the fire spread to one of the trailers an explosion instantly killed six firefighters.  It was determined that arsonist set the fire due to a labor dispute.  Five individuals were convicted of arson and murder in 1996.  This case continues to be reviewed and new evidence is discovered.

Garden Statue

I started to post this sculpture for last Tuesday and could find nothing on it.  Cyrus E Dallin is a famous artist and KC has one of his that is a symbol of KC called The Scout (which I've yet to photograph).

I just hit a brick wall when I could not find anything on this sculpture.  I know that doesn't explain my absence of the last week and I can't explain anymore.  Thank you all for your thoughts and concerns.

Court of the Penquins

This has long been one of my favorite sculptures, found on the Country Club Plaza.  I have taken many photos of the trio but have never been satisfied.  Yesterday while on the Plaza I was determined to get a shot I liked.  I have two and am asking which you like best, I like the top one lots but also really like the second : )

The Court of the Penquins by Arthur Kraft was reproduced to life size in 1979 after the artists death from cancer in 1977.  They were originally 3-4 inches high miniatures.  Kraft began his training at the Nelson Gallery of Art (now The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art) when he was young.  At 13 he started selling his work at local art fairs.  He continued his education at the Kansas City Art Institute and Yale University of Fine Art.  After time in the Army during WWII he finished his degree at Yale and in 1946 won the Audubon Artist Society national painting award.  He spent most his life in Kansas City.

Pyramid

While sitting at a stop light on Broadway, I saw this sculpture by Bill Heineken, 2004

Eagle Statue

This Eagle statue, originally stood in a courtyard of a Japanese temple.  It was made in the 1700's in Japan and was in the Japanese exhibit at the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904.  J. C. Nichols bought the piece and installed in Kansas City in 1935.

Triple Crown

I have shot this particular sculpture many, many times and have never been  satisfied.  Last week I took several more shots from all sides and was pleased with the Liberty Memorial in the center background.  This weekend our Sunday newspaper had a small article about this Triple Crown by Kenneth Snelson, 1991.  This sculpture is the study of physics and form. Each of the three arches is composed of stainless steel tubes held together by tension.

Thought-provoking

I found this sculpture outside the Stowers Institute of Medical Research on the University of Missouri Kansas City.  Larry Brown is the artist.