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John Nuckols, (sculpture). Artist:  Garcia, Hector, sculptor. Fine Arts Foundry (Michigan), founder. Title:  John Nuckols, (sculpture). Dates:  1985. Dedicated Nov. 3, 1985. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Bust: bronze or brass; Base: Indiana limestone. Dimensions:  Bust: approx. 28 x 26 x 13 in.; Base: approx. 56 x 36 x 22 in. Inscription:  (On rear bottom of bust:) H.GARCIA/.1985./IN FORT WAYNE (On front of base:) JOHN NUCKOLS/FIRST BLACK CITY COUNCILMAN/SERVED/1959-1982/FORT WAYNE, INDIANA/DEDICATED 1985 signed Description:  A portrait bust of former Fort Wayne City Councilman John Nuckols. Nuckols is dressed in a three-piece suit and wears his hair close-cropped. The bust is mounted upon a rectangular base with one bottom step. Subject:  Portrait male -- Nuckols, John -- Bust Occupation -- Political -- Municipal Official Ethnic -- African American Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Fort Wayne Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Fort Wayne, Parks Department, 705 East State Boulevard, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46805 Located Harmar Park, John Nuckols Memorial Park, Harmar & Maumee Avenue, Fort Wayne, Indiana Remarks:  The bust was installed by the John Nuckols Memorial Organization in honor of John Nuckols, Fort Wayne's first African-American city councilman. Nuckols served on the city council for twenty-three years. He was president of the city council in 1972, 1977, and 1981. IAS files contain a dedication booklet. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana 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 IN000780   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture IN000780 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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