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Partners in Progress, (sculpture). Artist:  Wyatt, Everette, sculptor. Title:  Partners in Progress, (sculpture). Dates:  1995. Dedicated May 9, 1995. Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: limestone and flagstone. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 1 1/4 life-size; Base: approx. W. 55 in. x D. 63 in. Inscription:  (On platform of sculpture, proper right side, raised lettering:) PARTNERS IN PROGRESS Description:  Two shirtless men stand, pulling in tandem. Both are in work pants and shoes of the nineteenth-century factory worker or blacksmith. They are turned towards each other, leaning forward, the proper left leg of each extended forward and bent, the proper right leg of each extended back and straight. The proper left figure extends his proper left arm forward, his hand cupped in a gripping motion, as he holds his proper right hand in front of his chest. The proper right figure extends his proper right arm forward, hand cupped in a gripping motion, as he holds his proper left hand behind him. The figures stand on a short, inscribed, triangular platform with curved corners and a few rocks on top, that rests on a stepped base in a limestone plaza in the midst of a garden. Subject:  Homage -- Leggett, J. P. Homage -- Platt, C. B. Figure group -- Male Occupation -- Craft -- Smithing Occupation -- Industry Occupation -- Other -- Businessman Dress -- Historic -- Nineteenth Century Dress Allegory -- Quality -- Harmony Allegory -- Other -- Progress Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- Carthage Sculpture Owner:  Leggett & Platt, No. 1, Leggett Road, Partnership garden, Carthage, Missouri 64836 Remarks:  Sculpture commemorates the partnership spirit of Legget & Platt, which was founded over a hundred years ago when J. P. Leggett teamed with his brother-in-law, blacksmith C. B. Platt to form a company "to make springs to sleep one." The artist was originally commissioned by Leggett & Platt to complete a smaller version of the sculpture. The smaller sculptures were first cast in 1987 and given out on a limited basis to select Leggett partners and customers. The artist was then commissioned to create the 1 1/4 life-size sculpture. IAS files contain a transcript of a nearby plaque. IAS files contain related materials from Leggett & Platt, including a transcript of comments made at the dedication ceremony. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Missouri 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 MO000323   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MO000323 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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