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    		• Paulding, John,
     
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    		• Olathe Monument Company,
     
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    		• American Bronze Company,
     
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    		• History -- United States
     
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    		• Figure male -- Full length
     
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    		• Occupation -- Military
     
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    		• Dress -- Uniform
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Olathe
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    In Memory of World War Veterans, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Paulding, John, 1883-1935, sculptor.
    Olathe Monument Company, contractor.
    American Bronze Company, founder.
    Title: 
    In Memory of World War Veterans, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1921. Copyrighted 1921. Cast 1926.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 76 x 28 x 23 in.; Base: approx. 68 x 54 x 54 in.
    Inscription: 
    CAST BY AMERICAN ART BRONZE FOUNDRY/CHICAGO ILL - 1926/ PLACQUE (sic) MFG BY AMERICAN ART BRONZE FOUNDRY/CHICAGO ILL - 1926 (On bronze plaque on front of base:) IN MEMORY/OF/WORLD WAR/VETERANS Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    Full-length figure in bronze of a World War I soldier standing at rest. He wears a military uniform with helmet and boots. His proper right hand is on his waist. In his proper left hand he holds the barrel of his gun, the butt of the gun rests on the base. He has a knapsack slung across his shoulder which rests on his proper left hip. The figure stands on a tall, square granite pedestal.
    Subject: 
    History -- United States -- World War I
    Figure male -- Full length
    Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
    Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Olathe
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Olathe, Parks and Recreation, 200 West Santa Fe Street, Olathe, Kansas 66061
    Located Olathe Memorial Cemetery, 738 North Chestnut Street, Harold & Northgate Streets, Olathe, Kansas 66061
    Remarks: 
    The commission to build the monument was given to the Olathe Monument Company. The city issued bonds in the sum of $2500 to defray the cost of the monument, and donated the plot of land in the cemetery. IAS files contain copy of related article from The Olathe Mirror, Nov. 11, 1926.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas survey, 1995.
    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 KS000601
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