Homage to Courage is a 96inch welded bronze sculpture located at the Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center outside by the front entrance. This bronze statue is a depiction of a person holding their hands up to the sky.
Bass was born on 11/17/1933 in Topeka Kansas. After graduating from Topeka High School and the University of Kansas, Jim studied lost-wax casting in Mexico. Bass married artist Jean Ison in 1965. He was a master of his craft; sketching, sculpting, refining his bronze work for over six decades with many public sculptures throughout the mid-west. Bass passed away at home on 1/10/2020.
- Created: 2000
- Inventory Number: 260a.190.2001
- Current Location: Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center - 3600 North Academy Road Grand Island, NE (google map)
- Collections: Nebraska State Agencies