James Butler (Wild Bill Hickok)
Click on Box to Enlarge - Bronze Maquette (small model) of 6'2" Model
This program is made possible in part by a grant from the Illinois Humanities Council,
the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Illinois General Assembly
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Piller, William Piller Studio, P.O. Box 42, Mendota, IL 61342, has been
commissioned by the Mendota Museum & Historical Society to produce a life
size statue of James Butler (Wild Bill) Hickok. The statue will be based on
a well-known photograph, pictured below, taken by W. Blakeslee, Opposite
Passenger House in Mendota, IL circa 1869.
Anyone wishing to donate to this project may contact MMHS at (815) 539-3373.
The process used to create this statue is
called, "The Lost Wax Bronze Process". For a Anyone wishing to donate may send a check to MMHS, P.O. Box 433, Mendota, IL 61342-0433. A budget of $26,000 has been set for this project. 96% of our budget has been received. The location will be in front of the Hume-Carnegie Museum. The date has been set for the dedication of the Wild Bill Hickok Statue. It will be held on the 18th of October, 2008. The time will be 4:00 PM in Veteran's Park in front of the Hume-Carnegie Museum. Joseph Rosa, author and renowned authority on Hickok, will be the keynote speaker. Joseph lives in Middlesex, England. There will be no charge to attend this event.
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