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Kansas City, Missouri: Man with Shoe in Mouth

Sculpted by Terry Allen in 1994, officially titled "Modern Communication," it depicts a businessman standing on top of a briefcase with a tie covering his eyes, a shoe in his mouth, and fingers in his ears. Many officials in Kansas City hate it.

Address:
1111 Locust St., Kansas City, MO
Directions:
Downtown, on the east side of Locust St. midway between E. 11th and E. 12th Sts, set back from the street in a small plaza between police headquarters and the Municipal Court building.
Admission:
Free
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Modern Communication.

Man with Shoe in Mouth

A unique statue in Kansas City.

[Janie, 02/25/2015]

"Modern Communication," by artist Terry Allen, is a life-sized bronze of a businessman who's been quietly standing on his briefcase and gnawing his shoe since 1994.


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