Jim Brothers (August 15, 1941 – August 20, 2013) was an American figurative

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from the

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. He died at the age of 72 at his home in

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, where he had received

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care for cancer. His wife Kathy said he completed his final piece, a tribute to

William Inge William Motter Inge (; May 3, 1913 – June 10, 1973) was an American playwright and novelist, whose works typically feature solitary protagonists encumbered with strained sexual relations. In the early 1950s he had a string of memorable Broad ...

, "literally days before he died."

Notable works

*Six bronzes for the

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(including ''Across The Beach'', ''Death On The Shore'', ''Scaling The Heights'') in

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*Works at the National VFW Memorial (including ''Citizen Soldier'') in

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life-size in

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. *

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life-size at the

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life-size in Moberly, MO. *''Flight'' at GE Aircraft in

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*''Veterans'' at VFW Memorial in

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*''Kansas Promise'' at Cedar Crest in

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*''Protector of the Plains'' a bust of Paschal Fish, the founder of

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. *''From The Ashes'' at The Lawrence Visitors Center in

*''Homage'' at Gage Park in

*''John Brown Jayhawk'' private collection in

*Bust of Chief

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in the

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*''Spirit of the CCC'' to commemorate the

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*''Harmony'' *''The Vision''

References

External links

Jim Brothers at The Leopold GalleryArticle on Brothers.
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