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The Civil Rights Memorial, (sculpture)

Catalog Data

Sculptor:
Lin, Maya 1959-  Search this
Architect:
Cole, Robert  Search this
Carver:
Benson, John Everett 1939-  Search this
Contractor:
Upchurch, Ken  Search this
W. K. Upchurch Construction Company  Search this
Architectural firm:
Cole & Hill Architects  Search this
Fabricator:
Unknown (Vermont)  Search this
Medium:
Canadian black granite wall and table rest atop a stone cylinder installed below ground; white granite paving and plaza; metal grill at base of table
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Southern Poverty Law Center 400 Washington Avenue, P. O. Box 548 Montgomery Alabama 36101
Date:
1989. Dedicated Nov. 5, 1989
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Alabama survey, 1992.
Zinsser, William, "I Realized Her Tears Were Becoming Part of the Memorial," Smithsonian Magazine (Sept. 1991): pg. 33-43.
Image on file.
Zinsser, William, "I Realized Her Tear Were Becoming Part of the Memorial," Smithsonian Magazine (Sept. 1991): pg. 43.
(Inscribed on wall, upper center:) ...UNTIL JUSTICE ROLLS DOWN LIKE WATERS/AND RIGHTEOUSNESS LIKE A MIGHTY STREAM/MARTIN LUTHER KING JR (The table is inscribed with dates and events which marked the Civil Rights Movement and names of 40 victims of racial violence) unsigned
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Summary:
Two-part abstract work consisting of a convex wall with an asymmetrical conical shaped table in front. The work is surrounded by a hemi-spherical plaza. Water flows continuously over the edges of both the wall and the table. The top of the table is inscribed with dates and events in the Civil Rights Movement. Each event is inscribed like a spoke of a wheel around the edge of the table. The wall curves outward into the plaza. A pool of water along the top edge of the wall is the source of the water which flows down the front of the wall into a trough along the base of the wall.
Topic:
History--United States--Black History  Search this
History--United States--Civil Rights Movement  Search this
Control number:
IAS AL000001
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_313952