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| Title: | "Jefferson Davis" statue |
| Authors: | Crone E, George Pero, Aldo |
| Keywords: | Public art |
| Issue Date: | 13-Aug-2014 |
| Publisher: | Memphis, Tenn. : Art Department, Rhodes College |
| Abstract: | A sculpture of Jefferson Davis standing with his right arm raised above his head, and holding a document in his left hand. The front of the base reads: “JEFFERSON DAVIS/PRESIDENT OF/THE CONFEDERATE STATES/OF AMERICA/1861-1865/BEFORE THE WAR BETWEEN THE STATES/HE SERVED WITH DISTINCTION/AS A UNITED STATES CONGRESSMAN/AND TWICE AS A UNITED STATES SENATOR./HE ALSO SERVED AS SECRETARY OF WAR/OF THE UNITED STATES./HE WAS A TRUE AMERICAN PATRIOT” the back of the base reads: “ERECTED BY/THE JEFFERSON DAVIS/MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION/OFFICERS/MRS. HARRY ALLEN, PRES. WALTER CHANDLER/MRS. OSCEOLA GORDON, SEC. ST. JOHN WADDELL/MISS LOTTIE BLOUNT, BYRON HYDE/MRS. CHARLES CRUMP, JOHN APPERSON/THE UNITED DAUGHTERS OF THE CONFEDERACY/THE SONS OF THE CONFEDERATE VETERANS/THE CHILDREN OF THE CONFEDERACY/FRIENDS AND PATRIOTIC CITIZENS” Aldo Pero was the sculptor, George E. Crone was the designer, the Crone Monument Company was the fabricator. The sculpture was dedicated on October 4, 1964. |
| Description: | This digital image was taken by a member of the Memphis Art Project team. It was uploaded to DLynx during summer 2015 in the Visual Resources Center. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10267/26034 |
| Appears in Collections: | Memphis Art Project Image Collection Memphis Art Project Image Collection |
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| Jefferson-Davis_2.jpg | 1.27 MB | JPEG |  View/Open |
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