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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Corbin, Tom,     Heartland Art Bronze,     Smi-Co Construction,     Berkebile, Nelson, Immenschuh, and McDowell, Inc.,     Portrait male -- Williams, John Wesley     Occupation -- Religion     Ethnic -- African American     Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- Kansas City     Sculpture

Reverend John Wesley Williams, (sculpture). Artist:  Corbin, Tom, sculptor. Heartland Art Bronze, founder. Smi-Co Construction, contractor. Berkebile, Nelson, Immenschuh, and McDowell, Inc., design firm. Title:  Reverend John Wesley Williams, (sculpture). Dates:  Cast 1990. Dedicated Aug. 25, 1991. Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite and limestone. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 7 ft. x 2 ft. 6 in. x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 3 ft. 6 in. x 4 ft. 6 in. x 3 ft. Inscription:  T. Corbin 1990 (On plaque on base:) DR. JOHN WESLEY WILLIAMS/JANUARY 2, 1906 TO APRIL 22, 1988/"There was a man sent from God/whose name was John." (John 1:6)/FEARLESS PROPHET. ELOQUENT PREACHER./RESPECTED LEADER. LOVING HUSBAND./CHRISTIAN STATESMAN. FAITHFUL PASTOR./LOVING PARENT AND WORLD CITIZEN./Pastor/St. Stephen Baptist Church/1944-1983 signed Description:  Standing figure of Reverend John Wesley Williams. He wears a suit and tie and eyeglasses. Subject:  Portrait male -- Williams, John Wesley -- Full length Occupation -- Religion -- Clergy Ethnic -- African American Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- Kansas City Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Kansas City, Missouri, Department of Parks and Recreation, Planning Services Division, 4600 East 63rd Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64130 Located Paseo & Truman Road, Kansas City, Missouri Remarks:  Commissioned by the City of Kansas City in memory of Dr. John Wesley Williams (1906-1988), pastor of St. Stephen Baptist Church in Kansas City and national religious and civil rights leader. Cost was approximately $35,000. The memorial siting was designed by Berkebile, Nelson, Immenschuh and McDowell, Inc. The memorial was constructed by Semi-Co Construction. IAS files include minutes of meetings of the Monument Committee, obituary of Dr. Williams, artist's comments, site plans, newspaper clippings from The Call (Kansas City, MO) and the Kansas City Star. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Missouri, Kansas City survey, 1994. 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 MO000131   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MO000131 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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