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'''Cordray Parker''' (born [[1934]] | [[Image:Cordray Parker.jpg|right|thumb|Cordray Parker in 2008]] | ||
'''Cordray Parker''' (born [[1934]]; died [[September 10]], [[2007]]) was a sculptor and teacher. | |||
Parker earned an architecture degree from the [[Auburn University]] [[Auburn University School of Architecture|School of Architecture]] and then spent time studying sculpture in Florence, Italy and Vienna, Austria. | Parker earned an architecture degree from the [[Auburn University]] [[Auburn University School of Architecture|School of Architecture]] and then spent time studying sculpture in Florence, Italy and Vienna, Austria. | ||
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==Works== | ==Works== | ||
* [[S. Richardson Hill, Jr statue]], [[UAB]] | * [[S. Richardson Hill, Jr statue]], [[UAB]] | ||
* [[Tinsley Harrison statue]], [[UAB]] | * [[Tinsley Harrison statue]], [[UAB]] ([[1987]]) | ||
* [[UAB mace]], ([[1989]]) | |||
* [[Charles A. McCallum statue]], [[UAB]] | * [[Charles A. McCallum statue]], [[UAB]] | ||
* [[Nike (Winged Victory)]], [[Birmingham Botanical Gardens]] ([[1991]]) | * "[[In Memory of the Six Million]]", [[Temple Emanu-El]] | ||
* "[[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]] | ||
* [[ | * "[[Discovery]]", [[Children's Hospital]] ([[2002]]) | ||
* "[[Stough Cross]]", [[Episcopal Diocese of Alabama]] ([[2008]]) | |||
* [[Hugh Daniel statue]], [[Daniel Building]]/[[Compass Bank]] headquarters (dedicated [[2008]]) | * [[Hugh Daniel statue]], [[Daniel Building]]/[[Compass Bank]] headquarters (dedicated [[2008]]) | ||
* "[[Fear Not]]", [[St Mary's-on-the-Highlands Episcopal Church]] | |||
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Revision as of 10:28, 13 February 2011
Cordray Parker (born 1934; died September 10, 2007) was a sculptor and teacher.
Parker earned an architecture degree from the Auburn University School of Architecture and then spent time studying sculpture in Florence, Italy and Vienna, Austria.
After returning to Birmingham he worked as a design consultant with residential developer and homebuilder Bill Humphries while pursuing his own artwork. He contributed to the design and decoration of homes in the Monte D'Oro subdivision in Hoover. 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 (1987)
- UAB mace, (1989)
- Charles A. McCallum statue, UAB
- "In Memory of the Six Million", Temple Emanu-El
- "Nike (Winged Victory)", Birmingham Botanical Gardens (1991)
- Samual B. Barker statue, UAB Mervyn H. Sterne Library (1995)
- Gene Bartow statue, UAB Bartow Arena
- "Discovery", Children's Hospital (2002)
- "Stough Cross", Episcopal Diocese of Alabama (2008)
- Hugh Daniel statue, Daniel Building/Compass Bank headquarters (dedicated 2008)
- "Fear Not", St Mary's-on-the-Highlands Episcopal Church