Administered by Central Arkansas Library System Directors Office 100 South Rock Street Little Rock Arkansas 72201
Arcade Building Corner of President Clinton Avenue & Rivermarket Avenue Little Rock Arkansas
Date:
Ca. 2013. Dedicated 2013
Notes:
State of Arkansas, Department of Arkansas Heritage, Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, 2016.
(On sculpture, on back of banjo:) John Deering, Kathy Deering / Will Deering, Matt Deering (On sculpture, on side of scrolled blueprint behind figure:) Rick Redden / ARCHITECT (On front of base, on bronze plaque:) RICK REDDEN / IN MEMORY OF A WONDERFUL MAN, / ARCHITECT, MUSICIAN, AND FRIEND. / HIS GIFTS TO LITTLE ROCK ARE MANY. / HE WILL BE MISSED, BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN. / GIVEN BY HIS FRIENDS AT / MOSES TUCKER REAL ESATE & / THE CENTRAL ARKANSAS LIBRARY SYSTEM / ENDOWMENT / 2013 signed
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Summary:
Portrait of Rick Redden seated on the edge of a concrete block, his gaze directed off into the distance as he plays a banjo held in his hands. He is dressed in jeans, a short-sleeved shirt, boots, and a baseball cap. A pile of scrolled architectural drawings rest behind him on the concrete block. Rick Redden, ARCHITECT is inscribed along the side of one scroll.
