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Ray, Lawrence Allen,
Greenwood Foundry,
Portrait male -- Womack, Richard E.
Occupation -- Education
Outdoor Sculpture -- Tennessee -- Jackson
Sculpture
Dr. Richard Womack 1st President of Lambuth College, (sculpture).
Artist:
Ray, Lawrence Allen, sculptor.
Greenwood Foundry, founder.
Title:
Dr. Richard Womack 1st President of Lambuth College, (sculpture).
Dates:
Cast 1978. Dedicated 1979.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Bronze on granite base.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 36 x 36 x 12 in.; Base: approx. 6 x 5 x 5 ft.
Inscription:
(Incised into front of base:) RICHARD E./WOMACK/A.B.-A.M.-LL.D/ ESTEEMED PRESIDENT/1924-1952/ADMINISTRATOR (Incised into back of base:) LAMBUTH COLLEGE SURVIVED/THE GREAT DEPRESSION AND/WORLD WAR II BECAUSE OF THE/DEDICATION OF DR. WOMACK,/HIS FACULTY & STAFF./FOUR OF THE ORIGINAL/FACULTY REMAINED WITH THE/COLLEGE THHROUGHOUT THEIR/TEACHING CAREERS:/DR. MARVIN e. eAGLE/DR. SARAH V. CLEMENT/DR. ARTHUR D. OXLEY/DR. KATHERINE CLEMENT/EDUCATOR (Incised on one side of base:) HUMANITARIAN (Incised on other side of base:) CHURCHMAN unsigned
Description:
A bronze portrait bust of Richard E. Womack, the first president of Lambuth University. Womack wears eyeglasses and a suit and tie. His head is turned slightly to the proper right. The bust rests diagonally atop a rectangular granite base with two steps at the bottom.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Womack, Richard E. -- Bust
Occupation -- Education -- Teacher
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Tennessee -- Jackson
Sculpture
Owner:
Lambuth University, 708 Lambuth Boulevard, Quadrangle, Jackson, Tennessee 38301
Remarks:
This monument was paid for by alumni from 1924 through the 1940s. IAS files contain additional citations for related articles.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Tennessee survey, 1992.
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 TN000280
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
TN000280
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