The Race is not Always to the Swift, Aesop (sculpture).

The Race is not Always to the Swift, Aesop (sculpture).

Ferguson, Kenneth R., 1938- , sculptor.

The Race is not Always to the Swift, Aesop (sculpture).

1998. Dedicated Feb. 27, 1999.

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Sculpture: bronze; Base: cement.

Sculpture: 15 x 24 x 15 in.; Base: 36 x 30 x 18 in.

(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

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.

Literature -- Aesop

Animal -- Rabbit

Animal -- Reptile -- Turtle

Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- Kansas City

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

Kansas City Adopt A Monument, 2002.

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