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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     McDonald, Doug,     McDonald, Sandra,     Stephen, Carmela,     Hoka Hey Fine Arts Foundry,     Portrait male -- Williams, Hank     Performing Arts -- Music     Performing Arts -- Music     Dress -- Accessory     Object -- Musical Instrument     Outdoor Sculpture -- Alabama -- Montgomery     Sculpture

Hank Williams, (sculpture). Artist:  McDonald, Doug, sculptor. McDonald, Sandra, sculptor. Stephen, Carmela, assistant. Hoka Hey Fine Arts Foundry, founder. Title:  Hank Williams, (sculpture). Dates:  1991. Copyrighted 1991. Dedicated Sept. 17, 1991. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Figure: bronze; Base: gray granite, partially gilded. Dimensions:  Figure: approx. 84 x 45 x 30 in.; Base: approx. 50 x 68 x 34 1/2 in. Inscription:  DOUG MCDONALD/SANDRA MCDONALD (Founder's symbol) (On front proper left end of guitar:) C Martin & Co/EST 1839 (On self base behind figure's proper left heel:) HOKAHEV (sic) (On self base behind figure's heels, at center:) HANK WILLIAMS (On front of base, incised and gilded:) HANK WILLIAMS/1923-1953 (On back of base, gilded:) HANK WILLIAMS JR. WISHES TO THANK/THE FOLLOWING FOR THEIR SPECIAL/CONTRIBUTION IN MAKING THIS STATUE POSSIBLE./MAYOR EMORY FOLMAR/MONTGOMERY CITY COUNCIL/MERLE KILGORE/CECIL & BETTY JACKSON/IRENE WILLIAMS SMITH/CLAY HENLEY HOULDITCH/MEMORIAL AND STONE COMPANY/MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA/SEPTEMBER 17, 1991 signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  A figure of Hank Williams, dressed in a shirt, tie, sportcoat, pants, cowboy boots and cowboy hat, stands holding a guitar with both hands. The figure is placed atop an inscribed base that is decorated on the front sides with musical note designs. Subject:  Portrait male -- Williams, Hank -- Full length Performing Arts -- Music -- Voice Performing Arts -- Music -- Guitar Dress -- Accessory -- Hat Object -- Musical Instrument -- Guitar Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Alabama -- Montgomery Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Montgomery, Parks and Recreation Department, 1010 Forest Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36106 Located Madison Hotel, North Perry Street & Madison Avenue, Plaza in front of hotel, Montgomery, Alabama Remarks:  Hank Williams, 1923-1953, was a famous country-western singer. Doug and Sandra McDonald were the sculptors, Carmela Stephen assisted them, and Hoka Hey Fine Arts Foundry fabricated the statue. Mayor Emory Folmar, the Montgomery City Council, Merle Kilgore, Cecil & Betty Jackson, Irene Williams Smith, and the Clay Henley Houditch Memorial and Stone Company of Montgomery Alabama all contributed in making the statue possible. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Alabama survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. 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 AL000251   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture AL000251 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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