Sculptor:

Cecchini, Richard 1903-1981  Search this

Fabricator:

Sears Monument Company  Search this

Subject:

Washington, Booker T  Search this

Medium:

Bust: mohagany granite from the Black Hills of South Dakota; Base, benches, platform, and wall: granite

Culture:

African American  Search this

Type:

Sculptures-Exedra

Sculptures

Owner/Location:

Unlocated

Date:

1963.; Dedicated Sept. 1963

Notes:

Save Outdoor Sculpture, West Virginia survey, 1992.

Sunday Gazette-Mail (Charleston, WV), Sept. 22, 1963, pg. 13B.

Summary:

A bust of Booker T. Washington, wearing a bottoned coat, a buttoned shirt, and a bow tie. The bust sat atop a rectangular base in front of a rectangular stele. Flanking the bust were curving walls of an exedra with benches in front of them. Steps led up to a semi-circular platform supporting the monument. On the platform was an inlaid replica of the state seal.

Topic:

Portrait male--Bust  Search this

Occupation--Education--Teacher  Search this

Occupation--Writer--Author  Search this

Ethnic  Search this

Control number:

IAS WV000004

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_310481