I-435 West KC-KS in Kansas City in Wyandotte County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Robert Merrell Gage

Printer, Sculptor, Lithographer

— December 26, 1892 • Topeka, Kansas —

Robert Merrell Gage Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Jason Voigt, May 25, 2022

1. Robert Merrell Gage Marker

Inscription. Dubbed the "American Sculptor," Robert Merrell Gage expressed the American experience in his work, across a range of formats and materials. Gage studied sculpture in New York and France and was apprenticed to Gutzon Borgium for six years. His first public commission, a statue of Abraham Lincoln, sits in pensive dignity on the Kansas State Capitol grounds. Gage taught at Washburn, Kansas City Art Institute, the University of Southern California and Chouinard Art Institute and served on the 1936 Olympics' sculpture commission.

Erected by Legends Outlets.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical year for this entry is 1936.

Location. 39° 7.62′ N, 94° 49.39′ W. Marker is in Kansas City, Kansas, in Wyandotte County. It is in I-435 West KC-KS. Marker can be reached from Village West Parkway. Marker is on the grounds of Kansas Legends Outlets shopping/entertainment complex. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1815 Village West Pkwy, Kansas City KS 66109, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. John Steuart Curry (a few steps from this marker); Aaron Douglas (a few steps from this marker); Damon Runyon (a few steps from this marker); Gwendolyn Brooks (a few steps

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from this marker); Clarence D. Batchelor (a few steps from this marker); Elizabeth Layton (a few steps from this marker); William Allen White (a few steps from this marker); William Inge (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kansas City.

More about this marker. This is one of several sidewalk plaques placed on the grounds of Kansas Legends Outlets shopping/entertainment complex, which highlight notable people and inventions that came from the state of Kansas.

Also see . . . Robert Merrell Gage on Wikipedia. Gage (1892-1981) has many famous works including the Electric Fountain in Beverly Hills, California. (Submitted on June 22, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)

Photographed By Jason Voigt, May 25, 2022

2. Robert Merrell Gage Marker

Marker is located on the grounds of Kansas Legends Outlets complex.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 22, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 99 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 22, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.