The freshly installed sculpture of Dwight D. “Ike” Eisenhower at Legends Plaza, KS
Ike specs:
Medium: Cast bronze
Dimensions: 8’ H x 6’ W x 3’ D
Completed: 2007
How It’s Made
The early carving stages: roughing out the figure of Eisenhower
Refining the form through continued carving
Nearly smooth
The carved urethane figure is coated in wax to prepare it for mold making and eventual casting
Detail of the waxed sculpture