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Thurgood Marshall, (sculpture). Artist:  Kramer, Reuben Robert, 1909-1999, sculptor. Spring Nagy, founder. Title:  Thurgood Marshall, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, (sculpture). Dates:  Commissioned 1977. Dedicated May 16, 1980. Rededicated May 14, 1997. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 8 ft. x 24 1/2 in. x 24 1/2 in.; Base: approx. 58 x 34 x 40 in. Inscription:  (On lower back edge of sculpture:) KRAMER/1979 (On lower edge of figure's proper right side:) SPRING NAGY/FOUNDEUR signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  A standing portrait of Thurgood Marshall dressed in his judicial robes. The sculpture rests on a narrow granite base. Subject:  Portrait male -- Marshall, Thurgood -- Full length Occupation -- Law -- Supreme Court Justice Ethnic -- African American Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Baltimore Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Baltimore, Development Corporation, 36 South Charles Street, Suite 1600, Baltimore, Maryland 21201 Located Edward A. Garmatz Federal Building and U. S. Courthouse, 101 West Lombard Street, Plaza at Pratt Street & Hopkins Place, Baltimore, Maryland 21201 Remarks:  The artist was commissioned in 1977 by the Baltimore City Department of Housing and Community Development. The portrait was sculpted from life when the Marshall was sixty-nine years old. The inscription on a nearby plaque reads: SUPREME COURT JUSTICE/THURGOOD MARSHALL/REUBEN KRAMER SCULPTOR/19 - DEDICATED - 80/BY/CITY OF BALTIMORE/WILLIAM DONALD SCHAFFER - MAYOR. IAS files contain newspaper articles from the News American (Baltimore, MD), Oct. 21, 1977; The Sun (Baltimore, MD), May 16, 1980; and The Evening Sun (Baltimore, MD), May 16, 1980, A1-A3 and Oct. 29, 1979. References:  Freudenheim, Leslie M., "Baltimore's Public Art," Baltimore: Scheidereith & Sons, 1980, pg. 9. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maryland, Baltimore survey, 1992. Inventory staff, 2000. Illustration:  Image on file. Freudenheim, Leslie M., "Baltimore's Public Art," Baltimore: Scheidereith & Sons, 1980, pg. 9. 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 87800009   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 87800009 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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