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A profile image of this statue comprises the motif adopted by the 22nd Air Refueling Wing, a U.S. Air Force flying unit which is based at nearby McConnell Air Force Base. From 1993 through 2004, an image of the statue, along with the words "Keeper of the Plains," appeared on the tails of Boeing KC-135 air refueling tankers assigned to the 22nd ARW.
Bosin credited the idea for a sculpture to Elmer Hall, a vice president of Kansas Gas and Electric (now Evergy), who wanted a tribute to the area’s original inhabitants. He also told the ...
Sedgwick County Memorial Hall and Soldiers and Sailors Monument (1911–13) is a Civil War monument on the grounds of the Old Sedgwick County Courthouse, in Wichita, Kansas. It was designed by E. M. Viquesney, with sculpture by Frederick Hibbard and the W. H. Mullins Manufacturing Company.
In 2021, a bronze statue of Jackie Robinson, created by John Parsons, was installed in Wichita, Kansas by League 42, a youth baseball league, in McAdams Park. In January 2024, the statue was stolen, cut off from its ankles by a group of vandals. It was found dismantled and burnt a few days later. [1]
On Friday, several of the bronze sculptures in downtown Wichita were suddenly dressed in bright crocheted sweaters and hats. Just as quickly, their clothes started to disappear.
As he coats a mold of Jackie Robinson with wax, metalsmith Alex Haines reflected on the extra importance of a project that will soon give the city of Wichita, Kansas, a replacement bronze statue ...
Statue of Jackie Robinson (Wichita, Kansas) Strengthen the Arm of Liberty Monument (Overland Park, Kansas) V. Victory Eagle This page was last edited on 30 July ...
A stolen and destroyed statue of Jackie Robinson in Wichita, Kansas, will be replaced by MLB and its 30 clubs. Bob Lutz, the founder of the League 42 baseball program that built the statue ...