Sovereign Wings

LOCATION
Anita B. Gorman Park, NE Vivion Road and N Holmes Street, Kansas City, MO
OWNER
City of Kansas City, Missouri
ARTIST
Sandy Scott
SITE
WSKF Architects
DATES
October 30, 2005
MEDIUM
Bronze, granite, limestone, brick
AKA The Clay County Veterans Memorial
A bronze sculpture of a bald eagle sits on a segmental limestone pedestal surrounded by a limestone wall with vertical granite slabs. The granite slabs are inscribed with the names of over 400 veterans fro Clay County killed in action since the Civil War. Names are added as necessary. Engraved bricks in the pavement display the names of other service personnel and/or donors who contributed to the construction of the memorial.
The Clay County Veterans Memorial Committee raised private funds to build the memorial and manages the maintenance of it. The memorial is located in Anita B. Gorman Park, east of the Northland Fountain.