Born on a farm near Onancock, Virginia on Chesapeake Bay, Charles Parks became a sculptor in realist style of everyday, common people, especially Black Americans, and their underlying dignity. Another favorite topic was children who conveyed both a sense of playfulness and sadness from social circumstances.
Many of Park's commissions were monumental sculptures whose subjects ranged from American pioneers to religious figures. For Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church in Santa Clara, Californ (showing 500 of 2356 characters). |
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