Overall. Image from donor - not for public use.

Soaring Eagle - Libertas

Date1996

MediumMetal and paint

DimensionsOverall: 48 × 77 × 44 inches, 160 lb. (121.92 × 195.58 × 111.76 cm, 72.58 kg)

Credit LineGift of the Kohler Foundation, Inc.

Object number2025.45.1

Signed"MTL" on verso Mounted below the eagle is a rectangular sheet reading “LIBERTAS” in white, hand painted letters. The background is painted grey with swirls of thin, black paint. This work was previously displayed outdoors. ‘40923’ is written in yellow paint on the top surface of the body.

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DescriptionThis sculpture depicts three separate pieces, seemingly welded together in small joints, of the main parts of an eagle: the eagle’s head, its wings, and its tail. These pieces are all painted black. The eagle parts sit atop a metal pole, and there is a sign which reads “LIBERTA” in all capital letters slightly beneath the eagle parts. The LIBERTA letters are white, and there is a mostly light blue background with abstract markings and designs on it. There are also parts of the sign which appear to have rusted, and the metal is white and rust colored in certain areas.Provenance

Provenance

Larry and Cindy Meeker, Kansas City, KS;

Their gift to the Kohler Foundation, Inc., Kohler, WI;

Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2025.

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