Posted on Sep 30, 2022
A Kansas City sculptor secures his legacy with Harry Truman statue at the U.S. Capitol
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Artist Tom Corbin was chosen for the job by a committee that included members of the Truman family. His statue of the 33rd president, who was from Independence, Missouri, was dedicated this week.
The unveiling of a statue of Harry S. Truman in the U.S. Capitol rotunda brought together family and friends of the former president — and a bipartisan delegation of elected officials.
Despite knowing his grandfather as a modest man who was embarrassed by statues, Clifton Truman Daniel told the crowd gathered at the dedication, “were he here today, he would be honored and humbled."
For Tom Corbin, the Kansas City artist who sculpted the 7-foot-6-inch bronze statue, the unveiling marks a culmination in his career.
The unveiling of a statue of Harry S. Truman in the U.S. Capitol rotunda brought together family and friends of the former president — and a bipartisan delegation of elected officials.
Despite knowing his grandfather as a modest man who was embarrassed by statues, Clifton Truman Daniel told the crowd gathered at the dedication, “were he here today, he would be honored and humbled."
For Tom Corbin, the Kansas City artist who sculpted the 7-foot-6-inch bronze statue, the unveiling marks a culmination in his career.
A Kansas City sculptor secures his legacy with Harry Truman statue at the U.S. Capitol
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."It’s just the 10th statue of an American president in the sandstone chamber, and it joins representations of former presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, and civil rights leaders Martin Luther King Jr. and Lucretia Mott.
Missouri lawmakers have talked about placing a statue of Truman in the Capitol since the early 2000s. Despite approval by state and federal lawmakers, those efforts stalled. In 2013, U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, of Kansas City, took up the cause.
Truman Library Institute Executive Director Alex Burden told KCUR in 2019 that Cleaver approached the Institute, a nonprofit partner of the Truman Library and Museum, and asked them to take the lead in raising funds and selecting the artist. Board members approved the idea as a priority project in September 2014.
Members of the board and donors across the country eventually raised more than $400,000, according to a press release."
..."It’s just the 10th statue of an American president in the sandstone chamber, and it joins representations of former presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, and civil rights leaders Martin Luther King Jr. and Lucretia Mott.
Missouri lawmakers have talked about placing a statue of Truman in the Capitol since the early 2000s. Despite approval by state and federal lawmakers, those efforts stalled. In 2013, U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, of Kansas City, took up the cause.
Truman Library Institute Executive Director Alex Burden told KCUR in 2019 that Cleaver approached the Institute, a nonprofit partner of the Truman Library and Museum, and asked them to take the lead in raising funds and selecting the artist. Board members approved the idea as a priority project in September 2014.
Members of the board and donors across the country eventually raised more than $400,000, according to a press release."
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