Administered by University of South Carolina Administration Department Columbia South Carolina 29208
Located University of South Carolina Wardlaw College of Education Columbia South Carolina 29208
Date:
1963. Dedicated July 16, 1965
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, South Carolina survey, 1993.
Image on file.
(On plaque on base:) THE TORCH BEARER/Presented to the University of South Carolina/By the Sculptress/ANNA HYATT HUNTINGTON/1965
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Summary:
Full-length male figure in Classical clothing and sandals sits astride a horse. He holds a burning torch in his upraised proper right hand. He holds the reins in his proper left hand and is looking over his proper left shoulder. The sculpture stands on an oval base.
