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[[Image:Charles Linn statue sketch.jpg|right|thumb|Medenica's sketch for the statue]] | [[Image:Charles Linn statue sketch.jpg|right|thumb|Medenica's sketch for the statue]] | ||
The '''Charles Linn statue''' is a portrait statue of [[Charles Linn]] commissioned from [[Branko Medenica]] | The '''Charles Linn statue''' is a portrait statue of [[Charles Linn]] commissioned from [[Branko Medenica]] and dedicated at [[Linn Park]] on [[May 29]], [[2013]]. | ||
The statue was commissioned by the [[Alabama-Mississippi Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society]] in honor of their campaign chairman, [[Arthur Henley]], a descendent of Linn. Based on an oil portrait hanging in the [[Linn-Henley Research Library]], the full-size bronze statue will depict the banker and industrialist with his hand resting on a short column with relief panels illustrating episodes from his life and career. | The statue was commissioned by the [[Alabama-Mississippi Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society]] in honor of their campaign chairman, [[Arthur Henley]], a descendent of Linn. Based on an oil portrait hanging in the [[Linn-Henley Research Library]], the full-size bronze statue will depict the banker and industrialist with his hand resting on a short column with relief panels illustrating episodes from his life and career. | ||
Revision as of 13:53, 28 May 2013
The Charles Linn statue is a portrait statue of Charles Linn commissioned from Branko Medenica and dedicated at Linn Park on May 29, 2013.
The statue was commissioned by the Alabama-Mississippi Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society in honor of their campaign chairman, Arthur Henley, a descendent of Linn. Based on an oil portrait hanging in the Linn-Henley Research Library, the full-size bronze statue will depict the banker and industrialist with his hand resting on a short column with relief panels illustrating episodes from his life and career.
References
- Bryant, Joseph D. (January 23, 2012) "Statue coming in 2013 for Charles H. Linn, namesake of Birmingham's Linn Park." Birmingham News