Statue of Dr. Andrew Taylor Still, (sculpture).

Statue of Dr. Andrew Taylor Still, (sculpture).

Zolnay, George Julian, 1863-1949, sculptor.

Roman Bronze Works, founder.

Statue of Dr. Andrew Taylor Still, (sculpture).

Old Doctor, Founder of the School of Osteopathy, (sculpture).

1913-1917. Dedicated May 23, 1917. Rededicated 1986.

Sculpture: bronze; Base: marble.

Sculpture: approx. 7 x 2 x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 6 ft. 3 in. x 8 ft. x 8 ft.

G. I. ZOLNAY WASHINGTON D.C. 1916 ROMAN BRONZE WORKS N.Y. (On front of base, incised letters:) THE GOD I WORSHIP DEMONSTRATES ALL HIS WORK A. T. STILL (On plaque on front of base:) DR. ANDREW TAYLOR STILL/1828-1917/DISCOVER (sic) OF OSTEOPATHIC PRINCIPLES/OF MEDICAL TREATMENT/FOUNDER OF THE FIRST OSTEOPATHIC COLLEGE,/THE AMERICAN SCHOOL OF OSTEOPATHY/KIRKSVILLE, MISSOURI 1892 signed Founder's mark appears.

Dr. Andrew Taylor Still stands holding a walking stick in his proper right hand, with his proper left hand in the pocket of his jacket. He has a moustache and beard and wears frontier attire, a wide-brimmed hat, a buttoned-down vest, a jacket and knee-length boots. The sculpture is mounted on a tiered rectangular base.

Portrait male -- Still, Andrew Taylor -- Full length

Occupation -- Medicine -- Doctor

Dress -- Accessory -- Cane

Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- Kirksville

Administered by Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, 800 West Jefferson, Kirksville, Missouri 63501

Located Adair County Courthouse, Square, southeast corner, Kirksville, Missouri

Formerly located American School of Osteopathy, Osteopathy & Jefferson Streets, Kirksville, Missouri

The sculpture commemorates Andrew Taylor Still (1828-1917), who discovered osteopathic principles of medical treatment and founded the first osteopathic college, the American School of Osteopathy in Kirksville, Missouri in 1892.

The sculpture was begun in 1913, sponsored by the Sojourners Club. The project stalled because of lack of funds, but was picked up again in 1916, by Dr. George Still who helped raise the remaining funds needed. The sculpture was originally installed in front of the hospital at Osteopathy and Jefferson Streets. In June, 1935, the city paid for the statue to be moved to the more visible Adair County Courthouse grounds, the site originally selected by the artist. The sculpture was restored in August of 1986 by Jim Sterritt. The restoration project involved sandblasting, cleaning, treatment with an acid to restore color, application of a sealer to protect the copper, and application of wax. The sculpture was rededicated on Founder's Day, 1986.

IAS files contain excerpts from Georgia Warner Walter's "The First School of Osteopathic Medicine, A Chronicle, 1892-992," Kirksville: The Thomas Jefferson U. Press, 1992; and from the Journal of Osteopathy (Nov. 1923): pg. 608-609. IAS files also contain an article from the Kirksville Daily Express, May 5, 1917.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Missouri survey, 1995.

Walter, Georgia Warner, "The First School of Osteopathic Medicine, A Chronicle, 1892-1992," Kirksville: The Thomas Jefferson University Press, 1992, pg. 171.

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