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Elvis, (sculpture). Artist:  Parks, Eric, 1948- , sculptor. Joel Tea Foundry, founder. Title:  Elvis, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Aug. 14, 1980. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: gilded bronze; Base: concrete and stone. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 10 ft. x 4 ft. 3 in. x 3 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. 3 ft. 7 in. x 3 ft. 4 in. x 3 ft. 4 in. Inscription:  Joel Tea - Founder unsigned Founder's mark appears. Description:  Full-length figure of Elvis Presley. He is standing, with left leg slightly forward. He wears a fringed shirt with large collar, jeans, a studded belt, and a pompadour hairstyle. He holds a guitar at his side in his proper left hand; his proper right hand is slightly raised, with palm outward. Subject:  Portrait male -- Presley, Elvis -- Full length Performing Arts -- Music -- Guitar Performing Arts -- Music -- Voice Object -- Musical Instrument -- Guitar Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Tennessee -- Memphis Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Memphis, General Services, 568 City Hall, 125 North Mid America Mall, Memphis, Tennessee 38103 Located South Main & Beale Streets, Memphis, Tennessee Remarks:  For related article see Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN), Jan. 8, 1986. Inscription on nearby bronze plaque reads: To the memory of/Elvis Aron Presley/8 January 1935-16 August 1977/Dedicated August 14, 1980/by the/City of Memphis/Wyeth Chandler Mayor/and the Memphis Development Foundation/Eric Park, Sculptor. Conservation:  Treated 1995 May. Chestnut/National Ornamental Metal Museum (Memphis, TN). Treatment report on file with owner. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Tennessee survey, 1992. Press Scimitar (Memphis, TN), Aug. 15, 1980. SOS Conservation Notification Report, 1997. 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 TN000001   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture TN000001 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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