Robert W. Woodruff - Atlanta, GA - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

This statue of Robert W. Woodruff is located at the Woodruff Art Center on Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA. The statue is located in a small plaza near at the NW coner of the intersection of Peachtree Street and 15th Street.

Robert Winship Woodruff (December 6, 1889 – March 7, 1985) was the president of The Coca-Cola Company from 1923 until 1954. With his enormous Coke fortune, he was also a major philanthropist, and many educational and cultural landmarks in the U.S. city of Atlanta, Georgia, bear his name.

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Mr. Woodruff is dress in a coat and tie, hands positioned close together at his waist and holding a cigar. The base of the sculpture is engraved “Robert W. Woodruff / 1889 – 1985” and with the name of the sculptor.

TITLE: Robert W. Woodruff ARTIST(S): Thompson, William Joseph DATE: 1983 MEDIUM: Figure: bronze; Base: stone and brick. CONTROL NUMBER: IAS GA000329 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: 1280 Peachtree Street Northeast Atlanta, GA 30309 DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: Base: stone and brick. - I did not see any brick in the base that the sculpture is standing on. The sculpture is on cement pavers.

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