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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Lucchesi, Bruno,     Modern Art Foundry,     Haskell, Conner, Frost & Foor Architects,     Portrait male -- Davis, Ernest R.     Recreation -- Sport & Play     Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Elmira     Sculpture

Ernie Davis Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Lucchesi, Bruno, 1926- , sculptor. Modern Art Foundry, founder. Haskell, Conner, Frost & Foor Architects, architectural firm. Title:  Ernie Davis Memorial, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Ernest R. Davis, (sculpture). Dates:  1988. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze and concrete; Base: cast stone and granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 9 ft.; Base: approx. H. 3 ft. Inscription:  (On plaque on base, raised:) ERNIE DAVIS/1939-1963/1961 HEISMAN TROPHY WINNER/A Football Player-A Student/A Friend-A Hero/HE LIVED WITH INTEGRITY/AND DIED WITH COURAGE./This statue given by his admirers/as an inspiration to the youth of tomorrow./In memory of a life/full of determination and honor./Erected 1988 Founder's mark appears. Description:  Standing figure of Ernest R. Davis. He is holding a football in his proper right hand and stack of text books in his proper left hand. He is dressed in pants, turtleneck and waist length jacket. Subject:  Portrait male -- Davis, Ernest R. -- Full length Recreation -- Sport & Play -- Football Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Elmira Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Elmira City School District, Buildings & Grounds, 733 Benjamin Street, Elmira, New York 14901 Located Ernie Davis Junior High School, Lake & Clinton Streets, Elmira, New York Remarks:  Ernie R. Davis (1939-1963) was the first African American to receive the Heisman Trophy while a student at Syracuse University. Martin Harrigan was Ernie's coach and mentor who conceived of the idea to raise a memorial to Ernie. IAS files contain detailed dimensions of the sculpture and base. IAS files also contain citations for related articles. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York 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 NY000233   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NY000233 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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