Franklin, Gilbert Alfred, 1919-2004

Artist Gilbert Franklin speaks at a viewing of the model of the Harry S. Truman statue.

Harry Jonas, left, and Gilbert Franklin, center, pose with a model of the Harry S. Truman statue. The man on the right is unidentified.

Artist Gilbert Franklin speaks at a viewing of the model of the Harry S. Truman statue.

Gilbert Franklin, left, and Harry Jonas, right, examine a model of the Harry S. Truman statue. The man in the center is unidentified.

Harry Jonas stands at the podium at the dedication of the Harry S. Truman statue in front of the Jackson County Courthouse in Independence, Missouri. Seated in the front row are (from left to right): Missouri Governor Christopher Bond, President Gerald Ford, First Lady Betty Ford, Margaret Truman, E. Clifton Daniel, four unidentified people, and creator of the statue Gilbert Franklin (far right and standing). All others are unidentified.

Gilbert Franklin (left), creator of the Harry S. Truman statue, stands with Harry S. Jonas (right), chairman of the Harry S. Truman Statue Committee. They are near the Jackson County Courthouse in Independence, Missouri.

Artist Gilbert Franklin (front right with his back to the camera) and Harry Jonas (back center) examine the Harry S. Truman statue while it is being designed in Mr. Franklin's studio. The two women are unidentified.

Artist Gilbert Franklin, left, looks at the Harry S. Truman statue with Harry Jonas, right.

Sculpture artist Gilbert Franklin works on a statue of President Harry S. Truman.

Sculpture artist Gilbert Franklin poses with the Harry S. Truman statue while it is under construction.