Lewis C. Murphy, Mayor of Tucson, 1971-1987 - Tucson, Arizona
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Bust of Lewis Murphy, former mayor of Tucson, Arizona
Waymark Code: WM95JC
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 07/02/2010
Views: 11
This bust of Lewis C. Murphy is located at Gene C. Reid Park, one of Tucson's largest and most popular recreation sites. The sculpture is located near the center of the park, in a semi-wall formation. The bust is on a brick wall about 4 feet high, and 12 feet long, and in the corner section where that wall curves into the shorter side wall that is the same height and about 4 feet long.
Lewis Murphy has a very faint smile on his face and is wearing a collared shirt.
The sculpture is a concrete plaza area near park facilities.
From the Smithsonian Art database:
Description:
Bust of Lewis C. Murphy mounted on a concrete platform. He is wearing a button-down collared shirt.
Inscription:
Desert Crucible '87 (Bottom of sculpture:) Lewis C. Murphy/Mayor of Tucson/1971-1987 Founder's mark appears.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 29 x 39 x 16 1/2 in.; Base: H. 8 in. x Diam. 17 1/2 in.
TITLE: Lewis C. Murphy, Mayor of Tucson, 1971-1987
ARTIST(S): Burke, Nicholas Lowell, sculptor. Desert Crucible Foundry, founder
DATE: Dedicated October 1987
MEDIUM: Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS AZ000117
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Gene C. Reid Park, near the center
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
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