Sculpture

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Asian woman standing next to wire sculpture
Ruth Asawa (1926–2013)
Ruth Asawa, an internationally acclaimed artist and advocate for arts education, gained renown for her distinc...
Large metal sculpture with two lamps
Beacon of Peace and Hope
The Beacon of Peace and Hope is a thirty-six-foot-tall steel tower on the north bank of the Arkansas River in ...
White woman in dress standing next to bust of white man
Caroline Shawk Brooks (1840–1913)
Caroline Shawk Brooks was the first American sculptor known to have worked in and mastered the medium of butte...
Stone monument with Masonic symbols and funereal inscription
Robert Brownlee (1813–1897)
Robert Brownlee was a Scottish stonemason who lived in Little Rock (Pulaski County) from 1837 to 1849. He help...
painting of white man with glasses holding paint brushes and palette board
Edward Everett Burr (1895–1986)
Best known for designing the Arkansas Centennial half-dollar, Edward Everett Burr was a commercial artist, scu...
Single-story houses with animals and trees
John Paul Caldwell (1908–1976)
John Paul “Pete” Caldwell of Parkdale (Ashley County) was a well-known banker and community leader. During...
Gigantic boxy white Jesus statue with outstretched arms atop a hill
Christ of the Ozarks
Christ of the Ozarks is a statue located in Eureka Springs (Carroll County) on top of Magnetic Mountain. The w...
Large freestanding sculpture resembling wings made of found women's shoe soles on white backdrop
Les Christensen (1960–)
aka: Leslie Ann Christensen
Leslie Ann (Les) Christensen is director of the Bradbury Art Museum...
White woman with glasses smiling in New York Yankees hat and open denim button-up over white T-shirt
V. L. Cox (1962–)
V. L. Cox is a painter and mixed media artist whose work has achieved national acclaim for confronting institu...
Statue of woman on grave marker with blue sky
Lucy J. Daniel (1865–1957)
In the late 1800s, it was so unusual for women to be stone carvers that The Monumental News, a trade journal, ...
Watercolor painting realistic water tower with two tone chiaroscuro steel foundation and flat white background
George David Dombek (1944–)
The visual artist George Dombek is a nationally recognized master of watercolor. His work has been acquired by...
Isaac Scott Hathaway (1872–1967)
Isaac Hathaway was an educator and artist most known for creating more than 100 busts and masks of prominent A...
Group of white men in suits posing behind a rail with stone monument and building behind them
Hoo-Hoo Monument
The Hoo-Hoo Monument, built in 1909 and located in the southeastern corner of the Missouri Pacific Railroad De...
Ring form wooden sculpture with square cut center radially carved lines and organic negative spaces
Robyn Hutcheson Horn (1951–)
Robyn Hutcheson Horn is a full-time, self-employed sculptor and native-born Arkansan whose work has drawn regi...
Sculpture on pedestal surrounded by tall buildings with state capitol building in background
Large Standing Figure: Knife Edge
aka: Standing Knife [Sculpture]
The sculpture Large Standing Figure: Knife Edge by the world-renown...
Red stripe on white background
Paul E. Maxwell (1925–2015)
Paul E. Maxwell was a modern artist and sculptor who developed a technique for using stencils to create thickl...
Hand with pointed finger on weathered gravestone in cemetery
Nick Miller (1846?–1898)
The artistry of stone carver Nick Miller is found in cemeteries throughout northwestern Arkansas. The tombston...
Rear view of stone monument with statues atop pedestal
Monument to Confederate Women
With the rise of memorial groups in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, commemorating the sacri...
Narrow stone building with water wheel and foot bridges with wooden railings and waterfall in the foreground
Old Mill
Famous for its appearance in the opening credits of the 1939 classic movie Gone with the Wind, the Old Mill in...
Clay cylinder with diamond shaped object on top of it
Helen Ann Evans Phillips (1938–2013)
Ceramist, sculptor, and teacher Helen Ann Evans Phillips played a major role in the development of contemporar...
richly stained wooden sculpture on gray display stand
Cicero Osco Pilgrim (1927–1973)
Cicero Osco Pilgrim was a self-taught African American sculptor whose works express a highly personal and ofte...
Diana Rivers (1931–)
Diana Rivers is an author, artist, and promoter of women’s communities and art venues. Rivers has published ...
Stone mill building with bridge over water and walking paths and wooden fencing with trees in the background
Dionicio Rodriguez (1891–1955)
Dionicio Rodriguez, recognized as one of America’s foremost faux bois sculptors, created works that resemble...
White man with beard and sunglasses smiling in hooded jacket
John Joseph Salvest (1955–)
John Joseph Salvest has gained national acclaim through his site-specific installations, object-based and perf...
Older white woman standing with her designs on poster boards while a large white man speaks at a lectern
Dortha Delena Shaw Scott (1936–)
Dortha Delena Shaw Scott of Mount Ida (Montgomery County) created the design for the Arkansas quarter. Her des...
Interlocking ladders standing in a field with mountains in the background
Michael Warrick (1950–)
Michael Warrick is a sculptor who was recognized in 2020 by the Arkansas Arts Council as one of the state’s ...
Old white man with beard sitting with his right hand on his head
Timothy (Tim) West (1937–2012)
Tim West was a reclusive artist who lived and worked in the woods near Winslow (Washington County) for more th...
Fountain with statue of woman and deer outside multistory hotel with green awning over the entrance
Longhua Xu (1954–)
Longhua Xu of Hot Springs (Garland County) is a native of China who came to Arkansas in 1990, becoming a leadi...
Statue of soldier on top of engraved memorial wall
Young Memorial
The Young Memorial at Hendrix College in Conway (Faulkner County)—originally called the War Memorial Monumen...