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Bowen, Jac T.,
Abstract
Allegory -- Life
Homage -- Grisafe, Salvatore
Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- Kansas City
Sculpture
Salvatore Grisafe Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Bowen
,
Jac
T
.,
1917-1980
,
sculptor
.
Title:
Salvatore Grisafe Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated April 21, 1968.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: stainless steel; Pedestals: concrete with exposed aggregate; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 12 1/2 ft. x 4 ft. x 12 in.; Pedestals: range from approx. H. 2 1/2 ft. to H. 5 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. Diam. 12 ft.
Inscription:
(On plaque on medium-sized pedestal:) GRISAFE/MEMORIAL PLAZA/APRIL, 1968/DEDICATED TO THOSE CITIZENS WHO BELIEVE/IN THE PRINCIPLES OF LAW, ORDER, AND GOOD/CITIZENSHIP AS BEST EXEMPLIFIED BY/SALVATORE GRISAFE/PRESENTED TO THE CITY OF KANSAS CITY/BY THE JUNIOR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE/SCULPTURED BY/
JAC
T
.
BOWEN
signed
Description:
Abstract stainless steel sculpture of a stylized figure with arms raised upward, symbolizing youth striving for greater goals. The sculpture is on a pedestal of exposed aggregate. Nearby is a slightly smaller pedestal which bears a plaque with an inscription. An even smaller pedestal stands nearby, without adornment. All three pedestals rest on one short, wide, circular, concrete base.
Subject:
Abstract
Allegory -- Life -- Youth
Homage -- Grisafe, Salvatore
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- Kansas City
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Kansas City, Missouri, Department of Parks and Recreation, Planning Services Division, 4600 East 63rd Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64130
Located Paseo median at 16th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64106
Remarks:
Donated by the Kansas City Junior Chamber of Commerce in memory of Salvatore Grisafe, a 17-year-old youth who was shot to death on April 19, 1964, while preventing the robbery of two women. IAS files contain copy of newspaper photograph from Kansas City Times, April 22, 1968, with caption discussing dedication.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Missouri, Kansas City survey, 1993.
Board of Parks & Recreation Commissioners, Kansas City, MO, "Historic & Dedicatory Monuments of Kansas City," 1987, pg. 23.
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Board of Parks & Recreation Commissioners, Kansas City, MO, "Historic & Dedicatory Monuments of Kansas City," 1987, pg. 23.
Note:
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.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS 76000881
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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