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Police Monument II, (sculpture). Artist:  Gage, Merrell, 1892-1981, sculptor. Chicago Art Bronze Works, founder. Title:  Police Monument II, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated May 30, 1921. Rededicated Sept. 18, 1949. Relocated Feb. 16, 1973. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Figure group: bronze; Base: Missouri red granite. Dimensions:  Figure group: approx. 8 ft. 4 in. x 2 ft. 4 in. x 2 ft. 10 in.; Base: approx. 8 ft. 3 in. x 3 ft. 6 in. x 4 ft. Inscription:  GAGE CHICAGO ART BRONZE WKS (On front of base, incised:) ERECTED/BY THE PEOPLE/AS A TRIBUTE TO THE/POLICE/OF THIS CITY/WHO GAVE THEIR/LIVES/IN THE DISCHARGE OF/DUTY (The base is incised with the names of police officers who have died in the line of duty from 1881-1992) signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Standing full-length figure of a policeman carrying a small child in his proper left arm and a billy club at his side in his proper right hand. The policeman wears a hat and long coat. Subject:  Figure group -- Male & Child Occupation -- Service -- Policeman Dress -- Uniform -- Police Uniform Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- Kansas City Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Police Benefit Association, 1328 Agnes, Kansas City, Missouri Located Police Headquarters, 1125 Locust Street, Kansas City, Missouri Provenance:  Formerly located 59th Street and the Paseo, Kansas City, Missouri Sept. 18, 1949-Feb. 16, 1973. Originally installed 15th Street & the Paseo, Kansas City, Missouri May 30, 1921-April 18, 1949. Remarks:  Funded by public subscription. Cost: $10,000. Board of Parks & Recreation Commissioners, Kansas City, MO, "Historic & Dedicatory Monuments of Kansas City," 1987, pg. 50, includes a partial list of the names of the police officers whose names are inscribed on the base. IAS files contain supplementary information which discusses the creation of the monument. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Missouri, Kansas City survey, 1994. Board of Parks & Recreation Commissioners, Kansas City, MO, "Historic & Dedicatory Monuments of Kansas City," 1987, pg. 49-50. Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985. Illustration:  Image on file. Board of Parks & Recreation Commissioners, Kansas City, MO, "Historic & Dedicatory Monuments of Kansas City," 1987, pg. 49. 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 76000895   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76000895 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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