Sculptor:

Drake, James 1946-  Search this

Landscape architect:

Grover, Edah Brittain  Search this

Grover Harrison Harrison  Search this

Architect:

Mouton, Grover E. III  Search this

Medium:

Figures: bronze; Wall: steel; Base: concrete

Culture:

African American  Search this

Type:

Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture

Sculptures

Owner/Location:

Administered by City of Birmingham 710 North 20th Street Birmingham Alabama 35203

Located Kelly Ingram Park 16th Avenue North & 6th Avenue North Birmingham Alabama

Date:

1992. Dedicated Sept. 1992

Notes:

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Alabama survey, 1993.

Birmingham News (Birmingham, AL), Nov. 15, 1992, pg. 36P.

Image on file.

Birmingham News (Birmingham, AL), Nov. 15, 1992, pg. 36P.

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:

There are two black steel monoliths constructed on either side of a five foot wide path. On one monolith there is a square opening with jail bars across it. The other monolith has a square opening with two children standing in the opening. The children, a boy and a girl, stand side by side and look toward the jail bars across the path.

Topic:

Children  Search this

State of Being--Other--Imprisonment  Search this

Architecture--Civic--Prison  Search this

Ethnic  Search this

History--United States--Black History  Search this

History--United States--Civil Rights Movement  Search this

Control number:

IAS AL000018

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_313983