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Ferguson, Kenneth R.,
Literature -- Aesop
Animal -- Rabbit
Animal -- Reptile
Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- Kansas City
Sculpture
The Race is not Always to the Swift,
Aesop
(sculpture).
Artist:
Ferguson, Kenneth R., 1938- , sculptor.
Title:
The Race is not Always to the Swift,
Aesop
(sculpture).
Dates:
1998. Dedicated Feb. 27, 1999.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: cement.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: 15 x 24 x 15 in.; Base: 36 x 30 x 18 in.
Inscription:
(On lower back of sculpture:) Ken Ferguson 1998 (Incised on lower front of sculpture:) THE RACE IS NOT ALWAYS TO THE SWIFT
AESOP
(On plaque on front of base:) "The Race is not Always to the Swift"
Aesop
/Bronze/by/Kenneth R. Ferguson/Commissioned for the/Board of Parks and Recreation Commissioners/by the/Municipal Art Commission/One-Percent-For-Art Program/Kansas City, Missouri/Dedicated Feb. 27, 1999 signed
Description:
Side view of a tortoise and a hare racing each other. The hare is caught in mid stride, his back legs in the air as it jumps over an object. Between the two animals there is a branch and a stone on the ground. The sculpture is installed on a trapezoid-shaped base.
Subject:
Literature
--
Aesop
Animal
--
Rabbit
Animal
--
Reptile
--
Turtle
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 Lakeside Nature Center, Swope Park, Kansas City, Missouri
References:
Kansas City Adopt A Monument, 2002.
Illustration:
Image on file.
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 74870007
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Inventory of American Sculpture
74870007
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