Col. The Rev'd R. L. Clem, (sculpture).

Col. The Rev'd R. L. Clem, (sculpture).

Bergen, Richard, 1925- , sculptor.

Col. The Rev'd R. L. Clem, (sculpture).

Dedicated May 9, 1992.

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Bust: bronze; Base: stone and red brick.

Bust: approx. 27 in. x 22 in. x 1 ft.; Base: approx. 41 x 19 x 8 in.

Bergen (On plaque on front of base, raised:) COL., THE REV'D R. L. CLEM/RECTOR/SUPERINTENDENT/1936 - 1968/FOR MORE THAN THREE DECADES, HE WAS/IN CHARGE AT ST. JOHN'S. HIS INTEGRITY/WISDOM AND FAIRNESS WON THE RESPECT OF/EVERY CADET/---/GIVEN IN LOVING MEMORY BY HIS FORMER CADETS./---/THIS SCULPTURE BY DR. RICHARD BERGEN./DEDICATED MAY 9, 1992. signed

A bust of Reverend R. L. Clem, dressed in a suitcoat and a clerical shirt, placed atop a base with an inscribed plaque.

Portrait male -- Clem, R. L. -- Bust

Occupation -- Military -- Colonel

Occupation -- Religion -- Clergy

Occupation -- Education -- Administrator

Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Salina

St. John Military Academy, 1300 North Santa Fe, P. O. Box 827, Salina, Kansas 67401

Donated by former cadets of St. Johns. R. L. Clem was rector and superintendent of St. John Military Academy from 1936 to 1968.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas survey, 1995.

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