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Amelia Earhart, (sculpture). Artist:  Jones, David, 1948- , sculptor. Cavalier Renaissance Foundry, founder. Title:  Amelia Earhart, (sculpture). Dates:  1980-1981. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Figure: silicone bronze; Base: brick. Dimensions:  Figure: approx. 72 x 21 x 21 in. x Diam. 23 in.; Base: approx. H. 9 in. x Diam. 45 in. Inscription:  (On top of self base circling around figure's feet:) "LET THERE BE PEACE ON EARTH AND LET IT BEGIN WITH ME" (Signature of Amelia Earhart) On plaque on front of base, raised:) To the City of Atchison/with funds made available from/ENID AND CROSBY KEMPER FOUNDATION/1897- AMELIA EARHART -1937/sculpture in bronze 1980-81/by David T.S.Jones/cast at Renaissance Art Foundry/(in cursive) Atchison Art Association unsigned Description:  A figure of Amelia Earhart, dressed in slacks, a flight jacket, a loosely tied scarf, and oxford-type shoes, stands with her proper left hand at her hip and her proper right hand hanging by her side. The figure is placed atop a circular multitiered base in a plaza with park benches. Subject:  Portrait female -- Earhart, Amelia -- Full length Occupation -- Transportation -- Pilot Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Atchison Sculpture Owner:  Coadministered by City of Atchison, City Hall, Atchison, Kansas 66002 Coadministered by Atchison Art Association, City Hall, Atchison, Kansas 66002 Located 600 block on the Mall, Atchison, Kansas Remarks:  Amelia Earhart, 1897-1937?, an American aviator, lost her life on a flight over the Pacific Ocean. Donated with funds from the Enid and Crosby Kemper Foundation. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas 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 KS000287   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture KS000287 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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