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Hardship and Dreams, (sculpture). Artist:  Koelling, Dorothy L., sculptor. Loveland Sculpture Works, founder. Title:  Hardship and Dreams, (sculpture). Dates:  1994. Copyrighted 1994. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: stone. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 6 x 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. 5 x 4 x 4 ft. Inscription:  (On right side of woman's skirt:) 1/5 (Symbol) signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  A sculpture of a pioneer woman and a young boy. The woman is dressed in a long flowing dress and bonnet; the boy in trousers and a brimmed cap. They are seen walking, the boy standing on the woman's proper left side. The woman's proper left hand holds the young boy's hand in hers; and her proper right hand clutches a Bible to her chest. Subject:  History -- United States -- Westward Expansion Figure group -- Family -- Mother & Child Dress -- Historic -- Pioneer Dress Dress -- Accessory -- Hat Object -- Written Matter -- Bible Homage -- Price, Will G. Homage -- Price, Eva M. Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Wichita Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Wichita, Department of Parks and Recreation, Landscape & Forestry Division, 455 North Main, Wichita, Kansas 67202 Located A. Price Woodard Park, Wichita, Kansas Remarks:  The sculpture is an enlargement of a twenty inch version done by the artist in 1989. The enlargement was purchased by Dick and Harriet Price, Joyce Price, and Will G. Price, Jr., in honor of their parents, Eva M. and Will G. Price, early Wichitans. The city contributed $3,000 for installation of the piece. IAS files contain related clipping from The Wichita Eagle, June 27, 1994, pg. 8A. Plaque on rock near sculpture reads: "HARDSHIP AND DREAMS"/Dorothy L. Koelling/This statue symbolizes the hardship and dreams of/early Wichita pioneers./Given In memory of/EVA M. AND WILL G. PRICE/in recognition of/their devotion and inspiration to/the cultural and business life of Wichita/by sons, Will and Dick, and their families/June 21, 1994/"To plant for those who are to come, to work for/those who know us not, without expecting gratitude/should be for us a welcome lot." - W. G. Price/Donated as part of the city's/Public Art Program. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas, Wichita survey, 1994. Polk, Chris Paulsen, "Beautifying Wichita Through Sculpture," Wichita, KS: Project Beauty, Inc., 2007, pg. 2. Illustration:  Polk, Chris Paulsen, "Beautifying Wichita Through Sculpture," Wichita, KS: Project Beauty, Inc., 2007, pg. 2. Image on file. The Wichita Eagle, June 27, 1994, pg. 8A. 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 KS000532   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture KS000532 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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