Clarence Darrow, portrait sculpture
Clarence Darrow (April 18, 1857 - March 13, 1938) was a renowned American lawyer who rose to prominence in the late 19th century for his high-profile defense of labor and trade union causes. In the 20th century, he became nationally known for several major criminal cases, including the Leopold and Loeb murder trial in Chicago (1924), the Scopes "Monkey" Trial in Dayton, Tennessee (July 10–21, 1925), and the Ossian Sweet defense in Detroit (1925–1926). He was a leading member of the American Civil Liberties Union and a vocal advocate for Georgist economic reform. Darrow was also widely recognized as a powerful public speaker, debater and writer.
The Scopes Monkey Trial, officially titled The State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes, was a landmark 1925 legal case that drew national attention to the conflict between science and religion in public education. Clarence Darrow defended John T. Scopes, a high school science teacher charged with illegally teaching evolution, while William Jennings Bryan served as the prosecuting attorney.
The portrait bust by Zenos Frudakis portrays Clarence Darrow as he was at the time of the Scopes Trial.
Size: Life size
Media: Clay to be cast in bronze
Location: Private Collection
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