Jim Brothers Sculpture
We have a final task to accomplish for Jim Brothers.
Jim, a native of Eureka, was in the process of sculpting “Hero Worship” to be placed near the entry of the Greenwood Hotel when he passed away. We have the model but we are now funding the full size bronze casting.
If you would like to join our list of supporters, please contact:
Pamela Cowley at 620 583 7251.
Thank you
In memorandum. August 15, 1941 – August 20, 2013
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas artist whose bronze sculptures are on display in the nation’s capital and at historical monuments around the country has died. He was 72.
Jim Brothers died Tuesday at his home in Lawrence. A funeral director at Warren McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence says Brothers had been receiving hospice care.
Gallery owner Paul Dorrell says Brothers is best known for two projects; he created a sculpture of Dwight Eisenhower that’s on display at the Capitol in Washington and was the chief sculptor for the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Va.
Dorrell says he was immediately drawn to the “raw power” of the artist’s work.
Friend Alan Webster says Brothers never stopped creating and was directing his assistants on how to finish his last sculpture from his sick bed.
The Associated Press