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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     King, Earline Heath,     King, Joseph,     Johnson Atelier,     Equestrian     Portrait male -- Reynolds, Richard Joshua     Occupation -- Other     Occupation -- Industry     Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Winston-Salem     Sculpture

Richard Joshua Reynolds Equestrian Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  King, Earline Heath, 1913- , sculptor. King, Joseph, designer. Johnson Atelier, founder. Title:  Richard Joshua Reynolds Equestrian Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated June 25, 1979. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 10 ft. x W. 3 ft.; Base: approx. H. 4 ft. x W. 4 ft. x Diam. 10 ft. Inscription:  (On front of base:) Richard Joshua Reynolds 1850-1918/In 1875, the young Virginian aged 24, rode/into Winston Salem in search of a town in which/to build his first tobacco factory/Through the generosity of the Citizens of Winston Salem and Forsyth County/This memorial has been erected to honor a successful businessman and public benefactor. (On left side of base:) RICHARD JOSHUA REYNOLDS/1850-1918 (On ground, near back feet of horse:) Earline Heath King (signature recurs on small plaque on back of base) signed Description:  Bronze sculpture of Reynolds seated upon a horse which stands on an outcropping of ground; sculpture supported by a four-sided rectangular granite base. Rider sits on saddle with feet in stirrups, body faces forward while head turns to look proper right. Proper left hand holds reins while proper right dangles straight at side, hat in hand. Man is dressed in long-sleeved jacket and trousers. Horse poses with proper right foreleg foremost, proper left slightly behind, and raises proper left rear leg as though to stamp on the ground. Horse is taut and alert, with ears held up straight and head turned proper right, along with rider's. Subject:  Equestrian Portrait male -- Reynolds, Richard Joshua -- Full length Occupation -- Other -- Businessman Occupation -- Industry -- Foodstuff Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Winston-Salem Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Winston-Salem, 101 North Main Street, P. O. Box 2511, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27102 Located Corner of Second & Main Streets, Winston-Salem, North Carolina Remarks:  Reynolds founded the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Joseph King designed the granite base; Johnson Atelier cast the sculpture in bronze. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, North Carolina survey, 1994. 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 NC000001   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NC000001 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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