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Don't Drop Me

Don't Drop Me

Artist:
Dominic Benhura
Plaza
Sculpture
This sculpture titled Don’t Drop Me by Dominic Benhura depicts a group of three children engaged in lively interaction. In designing this playful para...
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Handblown Sculpture in Blue

Hand Blown Sculpture in Blue

Artist:
Unknown
Plaza
Sculpture
This hand-blown, diamond-shaped glass sculpture arrests attention with its royal blue hues and sharp metallic border. The pane sits in a V-shaped stan...
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Good as Gold

Good as Gold

Artist:
Donald Lipski
Plaza
Sculpture
Viewers of Good as Gold by Donald Lipski might consider the abstrusity of books drilled with holes placed...
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Wizard of Oz Jar

Wizard of Oz Jar

Artist:
Irma Starr
Plaza
Sculpture
In designing Wizard of Oz Jar in earthenware clay, Starr combined traditional creative methods with whimsical popular culture. The large jar features...
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Cowtown Plaza

Cowtown Plaza

Artist:
Carol Hensley
Plaza
Sculpture
CowParade is an ongoing international public art exhibit that has featured the artistry of over 5,000 artists across 80 major world cities. Fiberglass...
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Horse & Carriage

Horse & Carriage

Artist:
The Kansas City Repertory Theatre
Plaza
Sculpture
This particular miniature black rococo-style horse drawn coach driven by a coachman, was utilized by the Kansas City Repertory Theatre as a stage prop...
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Miniature Library

Miniature Library

Artist:
Barbara Mulvihill
Plaza
Sculpture
Barbara Mulvihill, an information services librarian at Salina Public Library, designed and created Miniature Library, a diorama of a contemporary lib...
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Idaho Sunrise

Idaho Sunrise

Artist:
William (Bill) Howe
Plaza
Acrylic Painting
Born in California, Bill Howe lived most of his life in Ottawa, KS, where he conducted a lifelong study of Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) and tra...
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Separate But Not Equal

Separate but Not Equal

Artist:
Anthony High
Plaza
Print
In the pivotal case of Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that racially separate facilities, if equal, did not violate the Const...
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Naked

Naked

Artist:
Debbie Ridpath Ohi
Plaza
Watercolor Painting
This watercolor illustration painted in 2003 is from Naked, a children's book written by comedian Michael Ian Black and illustrated by Debbie Ridpath...
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