Rick Redden, (sculpture).

Rick Redden, (sculpture).

Deering, John, 1956- , sculptor.

Deering, Kathy, sculptor.

Rick Redden, (sculpture).

ca. 2013. Dedicated 2013.

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Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete.

Sculpture: approx. 5 x 3 1/2 x 4 ft.; Base: approx. 3 x 2 x 3 ft.

(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

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.

Portrait male -- Redden, Rick -- Full length

Occupation -- Art -- Architect

Performing Arts -- Music -- Banjo

Object -- Musical Instrument -- Banjo

Object -- Art Object -- Blueprint

Outdoor Sculpture -- Arkansas -- Little Rock

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

Little Rock architect Rick Redden designed many downtown buildings including several in the River Market District, and he was involved in projects such as the 300 Third Building, River Market Tower, the Ottenheimer Market Hall, and the Museum Center. One of his last projects was the Arcade Building, a building that includes space for work and for entertainment. The sculpture was commissioned by Jimmy Moses, Rett Tucker, and the Central Arkansas Library System Endowment.

State of Arkansas, Department of Arkansas Heritage, Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, 2016.

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