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Tefft, Elden,
Hope, Nancy,
Samsel, Mark,
Tefft, Kim,
Barnhart, Ron,
Animal -- Cattle
Architecture -- Vehicle
History -- United States
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Olathe
Relief
Sculpture
Trails West, (sculpture).
Artist:
Tefft, Elden, 1919- , sculptor.
Hope, Nancy, assistant.
Samsel, Mark, assistant.
Tefft, Kim, assistant.
Barnhart, Ron, assistant.
Title:
Trails West, (sculpture).
Dates:
1995-1996. Dedicated Jan. 6, 1996.
Medium:
Fiber reinforced gypsum plaster with cold-bronze powder fill.
Dimensions:
Approx. 11 ft. x 28 ft. x 14 in.
Inscription:
signed
Description:
Colossal bronze-colored relief mounted on the side of a building. The relief depicts two team of two oxen each, pulling a covered wagon.
Subject:
Animal -- Cattle
Architecture -- Vehicle -- Wagon
History -- United States -- Westward Expansion
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Olathe
Relief
Sculpture
Owner:
Unlocated.
Provenance:
Formerly administered by State of Kansas, Department of Transportation and Commerce, Olathe Travel Information Center, Topeka, Kansas 66062
Formerly located Olathe Travel Information Center, 11210 Strang Line Road, Olathe, Kansas
Remarks:
Materials for the sculpture were supplied by contractor Barnhart. Tefft and his assistants worked on the project gratis. The sculptor was assisted by friends and former students. IAS files contain copy of related articles from Kansas!, 1st issue, 1996, pg. 30-33. In 2003 Kansas City Adopt A Monument noted that the sculpture had been sold and moved to an unknown location.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas survey, 1996.
Kansas City Adopt A Monument, 2003.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Kansas!, 1st Issue, 1996, pg. 30.
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 KS000649
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