W. C. Handy - Beale St, Memphis, TN - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

The sculpture of W.C. Handy is 8 ft. x 2 ft. 10 in. x 3 ft. and stands on a base: approx. 4 ft. 3 in. x 4 ft. x 4 ft. The statue is of a standing male figure, dressed in a suit and holding a trumpet with both hands in front of his chest. His proper right foot is slightly in front of his left. The figure rests on a marble pedestal which sits on a four-stepped platform of cement. The front of the base reads:

Father of the blues
William Christopher Handy
Born November 16, 1873,
Florence, Ala.
Died New York City - March 28, 1958

The other 3 sides contain his life story.

A small plaque next to the status reads:

In memory of
W. C. Handy
Composer,
Music Publisher,
Father of the Blues
1976
Erected by the Association study
of Afro-American life and history
in cooperation with the
Amoco foundation, Inc.

TITLE: W. C. Handy ARTIST(S): Tommasi, Leone, sculptor. DATE: 1960 MEDIUM: Bronze sculpture with light green-brown patina, brown speckled marble base. CONTROL NUMBER: IAS TN000010 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: Handy Park, Beale & Hernando Streets, Memphis, Tennessee DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: None noted.

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