GLENSIDE, Pa. -- March 22, 2016 -- Philadelphia-based sculptor Zenos Frudakis has created the first statue of 19th century Renaissance man Frederick Law Olmsted. Commissioned by The North Carolina Arboretum, the monument to the man popularly known as the father of American landscape architecture, who was also a reporter for the fledgling New York Times, a social critic and public administrator, will be unveiled at a ceremony on April 22, in the Arboretum’s Blue Ridge Court in Asheville, N.C.
Read moreFamed Lawyer Clarence Darrow to be Memorialized for the First Time at the Site of Legendary Scopes “Monkey” Trial →
PHILADELPHIA -- Feb. 11, 2016 -- An artist-led initiative by internationally-renowned, Philadelphia-based sculptor Zenos Frudakis is now underway to create and erect a sculpture of famed defense attorney Clarence Darrow on the grounds of the Rhea County Courthouse in Dayton, Tenn., the site of the 1925 Scopes “Monkey” Trial. The 7-foot high statue of Darrow on a 3-foot high base, officially approved by the Rhea County Executive’s Office, will be a companion piece to the existing statue of lawyer and three-time presidential candidate, William Jennings Bryan that has stood in front of the famous courthouse since 2005.
Read moreIntellectual Father of UT Southwestern Medical School Honored in Bronze
DALLAS -- March 16, 2015 -- In a ceremony on the campus of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, a statue was unveiled of Donald Wayne Seldin, M.D., UT Southwestern Professor and Chairman Emeritus of Internal Medicine, UT System Professor of Internal Medicine, and the William Buchanan Chair in Internal Medicine. Dr. Seldin is widely revered as one of the greatest chairs of Internal Medicine in American medical history, and considered the intellectual father of UT Southwestern Medical School.
Read moreThe N.C. Arboretum Announces Olmsted Sculpture Commission
ASHEVILLE, NC – The North Carolina Arboretum is pleased to announce plans for a newly commissioned sculpture by renowned artist, Zenos Frudakis. The work will honor Frederick Law Olmsted, the father of American landscape architecture, whose vision for the most comprehensive arboretum in the country served as the impetus for The North Carolina Arboretum.
Read moreCoach Ron Fraser, “The Wizard of College Baseball,” Immortalized in Bronze
MIAMI, Fla. -- April 24, 2015 -- A 7-foot, 500-pound bronze statue of former University of Miami Hurricanes coach Ron Fraser was unveiled on April 24, in a free public dedication ceremony outside of the Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field, on the campus of the University of Miami.
Read moreUniversity of Miami Plans Dedication of Coach Ron Fraser Sculpture in Spring, 2015
Beloved University of Miami Coach Ron Fraser will be honored with the unveiling of his sculpture in Spring, 2015 at Alex Rodriguez Park...
Read more“Frudakis: Two Generations of Sculpture” August 17 – November 10 in the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art at Ligonier Valley
On display are five pieces, mostly in bronze, by each of three members of this Philadelphia-area family of artists: brothers EvAngelos and Zenos Frudakis and the former's daughter Jennifer Frudakis.
Read moreThe North Carolina Arboretum Selects Frudakis for Sculpture of Frederick Law Olmsted
In a competition between leading US sculptors, The North Carolina Arboretum, Asheville, North Carolina, (TNCAS) selected Zenos Frudakis to create the definitive sculpture of renowned landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted...
Read moreRowan University Acquires Knowledge Is Power sculpture
Zenos Frudakis’ monumental bronze sculpture Knowledge is Power will be installed at Rowan University, Glassboro, New Jersey in Autumn, 2014. A dedication will be held in November.
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