94-year-old artist talks about creating Harry Truman statue for Independence Square The statue will sit right in front of the savings and loan building where Truman once worked Share Updated: 9:42 PM CDT May 24, 2021 The statue will sit right in front of the savings and loan building where Truman once worked Share Updated: 9:42 PM CDT May 24, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript FORMER PRESIDENT? SUCH A DYNAMIC PHOTOGRAPH INDEPENDENCE ARTISTS BYRON CONSTANCE WAS MORE THAN FIVE DECADES INTO LIFE BEFORE HE DISCOVERED. HE HAD ARTISTIC TALENTSUR TNED OUT TO BE A GOOD HOBBY. NO DOUBT AND THAT PHOTOGRAPH HAS WAAL BYSEEN BYRON’S FAVORITE PICTURE OF THE FORMER PRESIDENT OCCURRED TO ME THAT IT MIGHT BE FUN TO DO A LIFE-SIZE SCULPTURE IN BRONZE THE INDEPENDENCE SCORE ASSOCIATION COMMISSIONING THE STATUE TO PUT ON THE CORNER OF MAPLE AND LIBERTY BYRON SAYS, NO ON E HAS EVER MADE A THREE-DIMENSIONAL ART PIECE OF THAT PICTURE, SO HE WAS ON BOARD. TIHOUGHT IT WOULD BE FUN TO GIVE IT A TRY PUT IN THOSE LACES THE RESULT AN AMAZING LIFE-LIKE STATUE WITH EXACT DETAILS FROM THOSE LACES IN AN ORIGINAL CAPTAIN’S WORLD WAR ONE BELT MEMBERS FROM THE TRUMAN LIBRARY AND WORLD WAR ONE HISTORY MUSEUM CAME OUT TO AUTHENTICATE THEM. THIS WILL BE MORE ACCESSIBLE PEOPLE CANAL WK RIGHT UP TO IT INTERACT WITH SIRENS SAYS IT TOOK ABOUT THREE MONTHS TO GET TO THIS POINT, BUT IT’GOS NNA TAKE LONGER TO GET MOUNTE IN DOWNTOWN INDEPENDENCE. THEY’RE HOPING TO HAVE IT IN PLACE BY MID NOVEMBER AND THERE’S ONE SIDE NOTE TO THE STORY. WE SHARED THE SAME. IN OCCASIONALLY MET EACH OTHER IN THE BARBER SHOP. IT’S ABOUT HONORING AN OLD FRIEND AND