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Testament, (sculpture). Artist:  Deering, John, 1956- , sculptor. Deering, Kathy, sculptor. Shidoni Foundry, founder. Title:  Testament, (sculpture). Dates:  2004. Installed 2005. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: 6 x 6 x 10 ft.; Base: W. 10 ft. x 14 ft. Inscription:  (On side of book carried by one male figure:) JOHN/AND/KATHY/DEERING/2004 signed Description:  The installation depicts the students known as the Little Rock Nine during integration of Little Rock's Central High School. There are six female figures wearing skirts and blouses and three male figures wearing shirts and trousers dating from the late 1950s. The figures stand on a concrete pad and face the Arkansas State Capitol. Surrounding the figures are bronze plaques incised with quotes from the students and other leaders from that time period. Subject:  History -- United States -- Arkansas Figure group Ethnic -- African American Occupation -- Education -- Student Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Arkansas -- Little Rock Sculpture Owner:  Administered by State of Arkansas, Secretary of State, Arkansas State Capitol Building, Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Located Arkansas State Capitol, South end of plaza north of entrance, Little Rock, Arkansas References:  State of Arkansas, Department of Arkansas Heritage, Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, 2005. Illustration:  Image on file. Arkansas Democrat Gazette, August 31, 2005, pg. B1-B7 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 74850079   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 74850079 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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