Bird Lives, (sculpture).

Bird Lives, (sculpture).

Graham, Robert, 1938-2008, sculptor.

Bird Lives, (sculpture).

Charlie "Bird" Parker, (sculpture).

Dedicated March 1999.

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Sculpture: bronze; Base: bronze.

(On front of base:) BIRD LIVES unsigned

Very large bronze head of jazz musician Charlie Parker with his eyes cast downward. The piece was not cast, but was pieced together with sections of bronze, giving a grid-like pattern to the face. The portrait head rests on a trapezoid-shaped base.

Portrait male -- Parker, Charlie -- Head

Performing Arts -- Music -- Jazz

Ethnic -- African American

Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- Kansas City

Administered by City of Kansas City, Missouri, Department of Parks and Recreation, Planning Services Division, 4600 East 63rd Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64130

Located Charlie "Bird" Parker Plaza, Southeast corner of 17th Terrace and Paseo Boulevard, Kansas City, Missouri

Jazz musician Charlie "Bird" Parker is was well-known in the Kansas City jazz culture. This sculpture in his honor is located in the middle of the historic jazz district at 17th and Vine Streets. For additional information see: Kansas City Star, March 26, 1999, pg. B-4 and March 28, pg. B-2.

Kansas City Adopt A Monument, 2002.

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.

Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012

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