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* [[Tinsley Harrison statue]], [[UAB]] | * [[Tinsley Harrison statue]], [[UAB]] | ||
* [[Charles A. McCallum statue]], [[UAB]] | * [[Charles A. McCallum statue]], [[UAB]] | ||
* [[Nike (Winged Victory)]], [[Birmingham Botanical Gardens]] ([[1991]]) | |||
* [[Samual B. Barker statue]], [[UAB]] [[Mervyn H. Sterne Library]] ([[1995]]) | * [[Samual B. Barker statue]], [[UAB]] [[Mervyn H. Sterne Library]] ([[1995]]) | ||
* [[Gene Bartow statue]], [[UAB]] [[Bartow Arena]] | * [[Gene Bartow statue]], [[UAB]] [[Bartow Arena]] | ||
Revision as of 09:20, 25 April 2010
Cordray Parker (born 1934 - died September 10, 2007) was a sculptor and teacher.
Parker earned an architecture degree from Auburn University and then spent time studying sculpture in Florence, Italy and Vienna, Austria. After returning to Birmingham he worked for a home construction company while pursuing his own artwork. He and his wife taught at Indian Springs School and he organized a drawing group.
Parker died in 2007 of cancer. He was survived by his wife, two siblings, two daughters, and four grandchildren.
Works
- S. Richardson Hill, Jr statue, UAB
- Tinsley Harrison statue, UAB
- Charles A. McCallum statue, UAB
- Nike (Winged Victory), Birmingham Botanical Gardens (1991)
- Samual B. Barker statue, UAB Mervyn H. Sterne Library (1995)
- Gene Bartow statue, UAB Bartow Arena
- South Cross, Episcopal Diocese of Alabama (2007)
- Hugh Daniel statue, Daniel Building/Compass Bank headquarters (dedicated 2008)