Myron Thomas Liggett (December 28, 1930 – August 17, 2017) was an American folk sculptor. Liggett was born in Mullinville, Kansas and grew up on his family farm. He graduated from Mullinville High School. Liggett went to

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. He also went to the

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where he majored in political science. Liggett served in the

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in 1948 and then joined the

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in 1957. In 1987, Liggett returned to Mullinville, Kansas where he exhibited his art work containing re-used farm implements, welded metal and combined discs. His works were kinetic and moved with the wind. His political artwork leaned toward the conservative side. He received his bachelor's degree from Fort Hays State University and went to the

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law school. M. T. Liggett's main venue was the land along his front fence, on the north side of U.S. Route 400 in Mullinville. He was also a featured artist at the Folk Art Museum in

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. He and some of his sculptures appear in the 2009 documentary '' What's the Matter with Kansas?'', a 2013 episode of the television series American Pickers, and in the 2022 documentary '' It Started with a Horse''. Liggett died on August 17, 2017, at the age of 86 at Wesley Medical Center in

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M.T. Liggett's Political Sculptures

American male sculptors 1930 births 2017 deaths People from Kiowa County, Kansas Military personnel from Kansas Fort Hays State University alumni University of Texas alumni Artists from Kansas American folk artists 20th-century American sculptors 21st-century American sculptors 20th-century American male artists {{US-sculptor-stub