Object Details
- depicted
- Parker, Charlie
- Dwight, Ed
- Description (Brief)
This bust of American composer and saxophonist Charles "Charlie" Parker, Jr. (1920 - 1955) was made by Ed Dwight in Denver, Colorado in 1990. Made of cast bronze, the sculpture depicts Parker’s head, neck and hands, playing a saxophone, on a base of saxophones and a stylized keyboard.
Ed Dwight began his career as a graduate engineer, was a former United States Air Force test pilot who became the first African American to be trained as an astronaut in 1962. Following a career in real estate, computer systems engineering, and consulting, Dwight pursued art and received a Masters of Fine Arts from the University of Denver in 1977. Dwight’s works include fine art sculpture, large-scale memorials and public art projects.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Calvin B. and Marilyn B. Gross
- 1990
- ID Number
- 1993.0032.02
- catalog number
- 1993.0032.02
- accession number
- 1993.0032
- Object Name
- sculpture
- Physical Description
- bronze (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 53 in x 21 in x 17 in; 134.62 cm x 53.34 cm x 43.18 cm
- place made
- United States: Colorado, Denver
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Highlights from the Culture and the Arts Collection
- Art
- Jazz
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- African American
- Record ID
- nmah_607474
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-3f17-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
