Jackie and Mack Robinson - Pasadena, CA
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silverquill
N 34° 08.842 W 118° 08.677
11S E 394477 N 3779087
Quick Description: Native sons, Jackie and Mack Robinson are honored with these two nine-foot tall, 2700 pound sculptures by noted artist Ralph Helmick in front of Pasadena City Hall.
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 6/28/2007 7:40:38 PM
Waymark Code: WM1R4F
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Long Description:
Jackie Robinson became the first African-American professional
baseball player of the modern era in 1947, opening with the
Brooklyn Dodgers.
Mack Robinson, the older brother of baseball's Jackie Robinson,
finished second to Olympic legend Jesse Owens in the 200 meters in
the 1936 Berlin Games.
ROBINSON MEMORIAL SCULPTURE - DETAIL
To get a full appreciation of these artistic sculptures, they must
be view up close as there are small details depicting different
aspect of each brother's life incorporated into the surface. These
are the work of Ralph Helmick, in collaboration with Stuart
Schechter and John Outterbridge, whose dramatic works of art appear
in cities across the United States. They were commissioned by the
Pasadena Robinson Memorial Board in 2001.