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Thornton, Carol,
Portrait male -- Clark, Addison
Portrait male -- Clark, Randolph
Occupation -- Education
Occupation -- Education
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Fort Worth
Sculpture
Addison and Randolph Clark, (sculpture).
Artist:
Thornton, Carol, sculptor.
Title:
Addison and Randolph Clark, (sculpture).
Dates:
1992. Dedicated Oct. 30, 1993.
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: stone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 7 ft. 8 in. x Diam. 4 ft.; Base: approx. H. 3 ft. x Diam. 8 ft.
Inscription:
CAROL THORNTON 1992 (copyright symbol) (On front of base:) ADD-RAN COLLEGE/FOUNDED/BY/J.A. CLARK/A. CLARK, PRESIDENT/R. CLARK, VICE PRESIDENT/1873/LAID BY GRANDBURY LODGE/A.F. & A.M. NO. 392 (On plaque on proper left side of base:) THIS 1873 CORNERSTONE IS FROM THE ORIGINAL MAIN BUILDING/OF ADD-RAN COLLEGE, THE FORE-RUNNER OF TEXAS CHRISTIAN/UNIVERSITY AT THORP SPRING. IT WAS PRESENTED BY DALLAS/CHRISTIAN SCHOOL AND THE EX-STUDENT ASSOCIATION OF THORP/SPRING CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, THE LAST COLLEGE TO OPERATE AT/THORP SPRING (1910-1928), TO HONOR JOSEPH ADDISON CLARK/AND HIS SONS, ADDISON AND RANDOLPH CLARK, THE FOUNDERS OF/ADD-RAN AND PIONEERS OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION IN TEXAS signed
Description:
Full-length portraits of Addison Clark and Randolph Clark. The men stand side-by-side and are dressed in period costume of the 1800's including shirt, vest, jacket and trousers. The bronze sculpture stands atop a mortared stone block base.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Clark, Addison -- Full length
Portrait male -- Clark, Randolph -- Full length
Occupation -- Education -- University President
Occupation -- Education -- University Founder
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Fort Worth
Sculpture
Owner:
Texas Christian University, 2800 University Drive South, Fort Worth, Texas 76109
Remarks:
Nearby plaque: "We are grateful for the privilege of remembering Addison and Randolph Clark, founders of Texas Christian University. In honor of all TCU students past and present. Jean and Bill Tucker. 30 October, 1993."
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas, Fort Worth 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 TX000987
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