Learn our history through public art

This article Johnson County Library’s “Former Prologue: A new deal for public art in the free state” along with the public program on July 7.

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Since 2006, Johnson County has also put an emphasis for both local residents and visitors to investigate and enjoy the public. The Johnson County Public Art Commission, which was established in 2006 and approved in 2017, provides addition to public works of public art, is a priority for new developments, revitalization and high traffic areas. Read the following to read the pieces that explain the history of Johnson County through the art objectist. Explore the works of public art, visit the Council of the Public Art digital catalog of Johnson County. What is your favorite piece? Leave a picture from your visit in the comments!

De soto

De Soto encouraged the stage of live social art over the years. Their first public sculpture, Native soulDe Soto Art Teacher is a metal statue made of welded rings created by Tim Mispagel. First, De Soto City Hall was shown for a year and now found a permanent house in front of the NWCFD fire station in Downtown de Soto.

Ledana

Representation of a teacher who has two students, Prairie classes From the first days of a room school of teachers in Kansas, the history of teachers from our modern day teachers. In this Bronze Statue, you can find a short login trail next to the Oxford School house in the Iron Trees Park in the 147th Street in Leawood.

Lenexa

Lenexa was named a shawnee called Na-Nex-Se. Na-Nex-SE and her husband Quasky Blackhoof, Shawnee Tribe’s Wapakoneta Group moved to Kansas from Ohio to Kansas Quasky Blackhoof. Their house was close to 71st and Switzerland near the modern day. After his husband’s death, Nakh-Nex-SE continued to plant the area, tend to tend the fruit and protect their homes. Bronze piece Lenexa’s former Mayor Joan Bowman was dedicated.

Merrium

Artist Emily Alvarez, Johnson’s Library of the Johnson County around the roots, which unites the Merriam, the Broadcasting Branch, which is found in the Merriam Plaza branch of the Branch. Roofed for room Alfonso and Mary Webb, Iconic Webb Vs School District 90, South Park Johnson County, Brown and Education Council was called to work as a great precursor. Alfonso and Mary Webb and 10 children are painted in the western wall of the meeting room.

Tay

Initially located on the 119th and Strang line road, travelers were often transferred to the current place in honor of the historical Lone Science Camp for the first nights in the Santa Fe trail. The location of the sculpture is sits on the edge of the city’s historical area, where the city of Santa Fe Traili, where the Mahaffie Stagecoach stop and visitors are the main trade route of Santa Fe Trail.

OVERLAND PARK

Downtown, this bronze statue, the founder of the city, the founder of the city of William B., Jr.Gn has developed a land for the North Overland Park and established a marked railway named after the city of Kansas City. On the left side, the cunning is plans to represent the Overland Park for the historic area in the city center.

Prairie village

The soil in the modern day, Prairie village is developed to the suburban communities to the extensive farming from the Walking Prairies. Prairie evolution Probably the most modern artwork in our list. Blue and green glass houses in metal frames represent modern suburbs emerging from original Tallgrass Prairie. In a statement, the artist approaches each other to the modern day floor and a number of sidroumetted household forms in the two mains, and a series of sidroustered home forms in the village of Prairie. Corinth Square. “