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Charles H. Markham, (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. American Bronze Company, founder. Title:  Charles H. Markham, (sculpture). Dates:  Cast 1927. Medium:  Bust: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Bust: approx. 24 1/2 x 16 x 12 in.; Base: approx. 59 x 29 x 29 in. Inscription:  (Back of bust:) Sculpture/Art/Studio (Bottom back of bust:) Cast By Am Art Bronze Foundry 1927 (Bronze lettering on front of base:) CHARLES H./MARKHAM (Bronze plaque on bottom front of base:) ERECTED BY EMPLOYEES/OF KENTUCKY DIVISION OF/ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD/AND CITIZENS OF PADUCAH/AS A TOKEN OF ESTEEM/1927 unsigned Founder's mark appears. Description:  Bust of Charles H. Markham on a granite base with bronze lettering and a plaque. Subject:  Portrait male -- Markham, Charles H. -- Bust Occupation -- Transportation -- Railroad Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Kentucky -- Paducah Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Paducah and Louisville Railroad, 1500 Kentucky Avenue, Paducah, Kentucky 42003 Located Kentucky Street, between 14th & 15th Streets, Paducah, Kentucky Remarks:  Charles H. Markham was a prominent figure in the Illinois Central Railway and the bust was erected by railroad employees and the citizens of Paducah as a token of their esteem. The bust was "inherited" when the Paducah and Louisville Railway took over. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kentucky 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 KY000019   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture KY000019 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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