Statues of civil rights leader Daisy Bates and country singer Johnny Cash -- two of Arkansas' most celebrated icons -- are headed to Washington, D.C., to represent the state in a U.S. Capitol display.
Statues of civil rights leader Daisy Bates and country singer Johnny Cash — two of Arkansas’ most celebrated icons — are headed to Washington, D.C., to represent the state in a U.S. Capitol display.
During the Civil War, Rose opposed leaving the Union but was loyal to Arkansas and the Confederacy; while Clarke was a white supremacist who was governor of the state and then a senator. “They really reflect our heritage, from music to changes to and leadership in the civil rights era. And whenever you think about Johnny Cash, Johnny Cash, the Man in Black, reflects the common people, reflects the struggles of life, with the Bible in hand reflects his gospel heritage. And all of that is Arkansas,” Hutchinson said.
“Several years ago, when I was one of the three finalists for the Johnny Cash statue, I created a three-foot-tall maquette full figure model to present to the committee. And now that has been cast in bronze. That was the basis that I used to enlarge to what will be in the US Capitol, which will be an eight feet tall sculpture,” Kresse said.
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