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Schlotterback, Thomas,
King, Kenneth,
Westcott, R. A.,
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Transportation
Dress -- Accessory
Object -- Other
Dress -- Accessory
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Ellis
Sculpture
The Railroader, (sculpture).
Artist:
Schlotterback, Thomas, sculptor.
King, Kenneth, sculptor.
Westcott, R. A., founder.
Title:
The Railroader, (sculpture).
Dates:
1981. Dedicated Sept. 21, 1981.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Figure: cast bronze; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. 46 x 11 x 21 in.; Base: approx. 67 x 55 3/4 x 55 3/4 in. (110 lbs.).
Inscription:
(Back corner of plinth:) Sculpt T. Schlotterback 1981 (Front of plinth:) Cast R. Westcott (Bronze plaque on front of base:) The Railroader Dedicated to the Railroad men of Ellis Kansas 1981/Sculpt T Schlotterback/Cast R Westcott/Base K King signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A railroader stands wearing overalls, shoes, a shirt, and a hat. He holds a watch before him in his proper left hand and swings a lantern above his head with his proper right hand. He stands on a base shaped like a pyramid with a flattened top. The front of the base has an inscribed plaque.
Subject:
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Transportation -- Railroad
Dress -- Accessory -- Hat
Object -- Other -- Lantern
Dress -- Accessory -- Jewelry
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Ellis
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Ellis, City Clerk, 815 Jefferson Street, Ellis, Kansas 67637
Located Main Street & 9th Street, Ellis, Kansas
Remarks:
Cost $2,000, financed through contributions. Dedicated to the railroad men of Ellis, Kansas. Artist was reared in Ellis and his father was a railroader. R. A. Westcott cast the bronze and Kenneth King constructed the base. IAS files contain a related article from Ellis Review (KS), Sept. 17, 1981.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas survey, 1994.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Ellis Review (KS), Sept. 17, 1981.
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 KS000160
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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