"Monorail" sculpture, Memphis State University, 1968

Creators

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Source Collection

Commercial Appeal newspaper morgue, Special Collections Department, University of Memphis Libraries

Identifier

sc.0452.01.025_008.005

Description

Memphis, Tennessee, sculptor Harris Sorrelle stands beside his sculpture "Monorail" installed at the entrance to the Speech and Drama Department on Central Avenue at Memphis State University, October 1, 1968. Weighing a ton and standing 17 feet high, 5 feet wide and 8 feet deep, the sculpture's base and seats are copper and steel alloy and the figures, one-third life size, are copper braised with bronze. The sculpture now stands between the Music Building and the Ned McWherter Library. Photographer: Jim Shearin.

Date Created

2021

Date

1968 October 1

Rights

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Recommended Citation

""Monorail" sculpture, Memphis State University, 1968" (2021). University of Memphis. 62.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-mss-commercialappeal1/62