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  • Phelps, Rusty,
     
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  • Nearing, Howard,
     
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  • Art Castings of Colorado,
     
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  • Animal -- Bird
     
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  • Homage -- Hickok, John Dible Sr.
     
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  • Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- Kansas City
     
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    Ducks in Flight, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Phelps, Rusty, 1936- , sculptor.
    Nearing, Howard, assistant.
    Art Castings of Colorado, founder.
    Title: 
    Ducks in Flight, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1983. Dedicated May 1983.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite and brick.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. H. 9 x W. 6 ft.; Base: approx. H. 4 x W. 2 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (On lower right of sculpture:) Sc/Rusty Phelps 1983 (On plaque on Base:) JOHN DIBLE HICKOK, SR./1933-1982/CLASS OF 1951/TRUSTEE 1975-1981/TREASURER 1976-1978/PRESIDENT 1978-1980/ALUMNUS CUP 1982/GIVEN BY HIS FRIENDS, CLASSMATES & FAMILY/IN HONOR OF /JACK'S MANY CONTRIBUTIONS TO/THE PEMBROKE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL signed
    Description: 
    Three ducks rising from the rushes in various stages of flight.
    Subject: 
    Animal -- Bird -- Duck
    Homage -- Hickok, John Dible Sr.
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- Kansas City
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Pembroke Hill School, Development Office, Ward Parkway Campus, 5121 State Line Road, Kansas City, Missouri 64112
    Remarks: 
    Donated to the school in memory of John Dible Hickok, Sr. (1982) by his friends, family and classmates. He was an alumnus of the school and remained involved in its activities. This particular sculpture was chosen because Hickok was a duck hunter who loved the outdoors.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Missouri, Kansas City survey, 1994.
    Kansas City Adopt A Monument, 2004.
    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 MO000186
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