The Hiker, (sculpture)

Object Details

Notes: Save Outdoor Sculpture, Missouri, Kansas City survey, 1994.; Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.; Board of Parks & Recreation Commissioners, Kansas City, MO, "Historic & Dedicatory Monuments of Kansas City," 1987, pg. 25.; SOS Assessment Award, 2001.; Image on file.; Board of Parks & Recreation Commissioners, Kansas City, MO, "Historic & Dedicatory Monuments of Kansas City," 1987, pg. 25.; (Signature on east side of figure) (On south side of plinth:) GORHAM Co. FOUNDERS (On north side of base:) TO COMMEMORATE/THE/VALOR AND PATRIOTISM/OF THE MEN WHO SERVED/IN THE/WAR WITH SPAIN/PHILIPPINE INSURRECTION/AND/CHINA RELIEF EXPEDITION/1898-1902 signed Founder's mark appears.; 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.
Summary: Standing male figure holding a rifle. He wears a campaign hat, shirt with sleeves rolled up above the elbow, trousers and shoes. He grasps the barrel of the rifle with his proper left hand and the butt of the rifle with his proper right hand. A canteen rests on one hip and a haversack on the other, with their straps crisscrossing on his chest.

Owner/Location: Administered by City of Kansas City, Missouri Planning Services Division 4600 East 63rd Street Kansas City Missouri 64130; Located Penn Valley Park 28th & Wyandotte Kansas City Missouri

Topic: Figure male--Full length; Occupation--Military--Soldier; Object--Weapon--Gun; History--United States--Spanish American War; History--United States--China Relief Expedition