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Bernard Powell Memorial Time Capsule, (sculpture). Artist:  Bortner, Bud, sculptor. Title:  Bernard Powell Memorial Time Capsule, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Bernard Powell Memorial Fountain, (sculpture). Bernard Powell Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  Commissioned 1987. Dedicated Aug. 17, 1991. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 5 ft. 8 in.; Base: approx. H. 5 ft. Inscription:  (On plaque behind statue:) BERNARD POWELL MEMORIAL TIME CAPSULE. TO BE OPENED 8/17/2041-/8/19/1991 (On plaque to right of statue:) BERNARD POWELL/BORN 3/5/1947/DIED 3/8/1979 unsigned Description:  Standing figure of a man wearing jacket and tie. He also wears an earring in his proper left ear and a beret. His arms are folded across his chest. Subject:  Portrait male -- Powell, Bernard -- Full length Occupation -- Other -- Reformer Ethnic -- African American Object Type:  Fountain 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 Spring Valley Park, Southwest corner of 28th & Brooklyn, Kansas City, Missouri 64130 Remarks:  Commissioned by the City of Kansas City at a cost of approximately $17,000. Funds were raised by the Bernard Powell Memorial Committee. Bernard Powell (1947-1979) was a civic leader and activist, native to Kansas City. He was former regional director of Congress of Racial Equity and founder Social Action Committee of Twenty (SAC-20). His efforts were nationally recognized when he received the Jefferson Award for public service. Sculpture is also a time capsule. IAS files include related articles from the Kansas City Star, Sept. 30, 1979; Aug. 29, 1987; Aug. 13, 1991; Aug. 18, 1991; Dec. 8, 1991; and the Kansas City Times, Sept. 28, 1987. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Missouri, Kansas City survey, 1994. 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 MO000165   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MO000165 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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