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Bleifeld, Stanley,
History -- United States
Portrait female -- Johns, Barbara Rose
Portrait male -- Hill, Oliver W., Sr.
Portrait male -- Robinson, Spottswood, III
Occupation -- Law
Occupation -- Education
Figure group
Ethnic -- African American
Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Richmond
Sculpture
Civil Rights Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Bleifeld, Stanley, 1924- , sculptor.
Title:
Civil Rights Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated July 21, 2008.
Medium:
Bronze and granite.
Description:
Eighteen bronze figures representing students from a Prince Edward Island school who walked out in 1951 to protest their rundown and overcrowded school. At center is Barbara Rose Johns, the student who called the strike. Lawyers Oliver W. Hill Sr. and Spottswood III are also depicted. The figures are all set before a granite wall with a quote from Barbara Johns: "IT SEEMED LIKE REACHING FOR THE MOON."
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil Rights Movement
Portrait female -- Johns, Barbara Rose -- Full length
Portrait male -- Hill, Oliver W., Sr. -- Full length
Portrait male -- Robinson, Spottswood, III -- Full length
Occupation -- Law -- Lawyer
Occupation -- Education -- Student
Figure group
Ethnic -- African American
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Richmond
Sculpture
Owner:
Virginia State Capitol, Capitol Square, Richmond, Virginia
References:
Inventory staff, 2008.
Note:
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.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS 71500889
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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