Zenos Frudakis - Public Monuments and Portrait Sculpture
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Relief sculpture of Michael Yon, former LOTOS Club President by sculptor Zenos Frudakis. The books on the upper shelf of the relief sculpture are dinner guests of the club, the books behind Yon and alongside him are autobiographical.
Relief Portrait Sculpture
Size: Portrait bas-relief, 24” wide by 36” tall
Media: Bronze
Installation: 2022
Collection: LOTOS Club
Location: Library, LOTOS Club, New York, New York
Ludwig von Mises was (September 29, 1881 – October 10, 1973) was an Austrian School economist, historian, logician, and sociologist. He wrote and lectured extensively on the societal contributions of classical liberalism. Mises is best known for his work on praxeology studies comparing communism and capitalism.
Portrait Sculpture
Size: Life size
Media: Bronze
Created: 2023
Location/Collection: Private Collection
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Frank “Sandy’ Tatum Jr. (July 7, 1920 – June 22, 2017) was an attorney, golf administrator, golf course architect, promoter, and an accomplished golfer. The Rhodes Scholar attended Stanford University where he was a member of Cypress Point Club and Stanford's golf team, winning the 1942 NCAA individual title and leading Stanford to team titles in 1941 and 1942. Tatum is a member of the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame.
He led the restoration of San Francisco's municipal Harding Park, now called TPC Harding Park, successfully restoring it to PGA standards and it has since held high-profile golf events. Tatum worked on the design and development of numerous California courses, including The Links at Spanish Bay golf course in Pebble Beach, as well as co-designed The Preserve Golf Club in Carmel, Lockeford Springs Golf Course, Lodi, and Mount Shasta Resort in Mount Shasta.
Tatum supported and influenced young golfers as chairman of the First Tee of San Francisco chapter out of Harding Park and hosted "Sandy's Circle" to help fund the Youth on Course program through the Northern California Golf Association.
In April 2011, Tatum was inducted into the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame.
The commemorative Sandy Tatum statuary, created by Zenos and cast at the Laran Bronze Foundry in Chester, Pa., includes a seven-foot likeness of Tatum standing in front of two youths flanking a staircase, which represents The First Tee’s nine core values – Honesty, Integrity, Sportsmanship, Respect, Confidence, Responsibility, Perseverance, Courtesy, and Judgement.
Monumental Sculpture
Size: 7-feet High, 3 figure composition
Media: Bronze
Dedication: August 2020
Location: TPC Harding Park, San Francisco
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In the Media
A Golf Sculpture’s Trip from Chester to San Francisco, Philadelphia Inquirer
PGA Champoinship Drama: Sandy Tatum Statue, San Francisco Chronicle
Zenos Frudakis, known as the Monument Man, in studio with smaller study for the James Braddock Monument.
Zenos Frudakis has spent the last fifty years sculpting life out of bronze, aiming to capture the likeness and spirit of his subjects and to shine a light on those who have helped foster change in the world.
Zenos Frudakis is known for his public monuments, portrait statues, busts, and figurative sculptures. Notable works include sculptures for Arlington National Cemetery, the National Academy of Design, the Imperial War Museum in England, and the US Embassy in Pretoria, South Africa.
Watch “The Monument Man” on Articulate, Episode 9, airing Friday, January 15 at 7:30 p.m. on PBS39, Philadelphia, or check local listings.
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