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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Acree, Glynn,     Portrait male -- Beeson, Ralph Waldo     Occupation -- Monetary     Occupation -- Other     Religion -- New Testament     Dress -- Accessory     Bench     Outdoor Sculpture -- Alabama -- Homewood     Sculpture

Ralph Waldo Beeson, (sculpture). Artist:  Acree, Glynn, sculptor. Title:  Ralph Waldo Beeson, (sculpture). Dates:  1988. Dedicated Dec. 6, 1988. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze and marble; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 50 x 79 x 42 in.; Base: approx. 4 1/2 x 100 x 52 in. Inscription:  ACREE '88 (On seat of bench:) IN A SPIRIT OF LOVE AND CHRISTIAN/STEWARDSHIP HE GAVE AWAY ALL THAT HE/POSSESSED...TO THE GLORY OF GOD./RALPH WALDO BEESON/1900-1990/IN THE HALLS OF THIS UNIVERSITY, AND IN THE/HEARTS OF ITS SONS AND DAUGHTERS, THE/CHRISTIAN CHARITY OF RALPH WALDO BEESON/LIVES ON FOREVER./"BY THEIR FRUITS YE SHALL KNOW THEM."/--MATTHEW 7:16 signed Description:  Full-length portrait of Ralph Waldo Beeson seated on a bench. He wears a three-piece business suit, tie and wing tips. His hair is combed straight back and he wears glasses. His proper right leg is crossed over his proper left leg with his proper right hand resting on his knee. He braces himself with his proper left arm, his hand holding the edge of the bench. The bench has an inscription on its top surface. Subject:  Portrait male -- Beeson, Ralph Waldo -- Full length Occupation -- Monetary -- Philanthropist Occupation -- Other -- Businessman Religion -- New Testament -- Matthew Dress -- Accessory -- Eye wear Object Type:  Bench Outdoor Sculpture -- Alabama -- Homewood Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Samford University, 800 Lakeshore Drive, Homewood, Alabama 35229 Located Samford University, 800 Lakeshore Drive, Entrance to Centennial Walk, Homewood, Alabama 35229 Remarks:  The statue commemorates Ralph Waldo Beeson, who at the age of 88, was a major benefactor to the University with a gift to the Divinity School. The Beeson School of Divinity at Samford University was named in his honor and he was awarded a Doctor of Humanities degree in 1985. IAS files contain an article on Beeson from an unidentified source. 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 AL000091   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture AL000091 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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