Earline Heath King (NC, 1913-2011), A Patinated Bronze Bust

Mid-20th century, signed and edition numbered 3/6 to shoulder, mounted upon a green marble plinth.

8 3/4 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.

Earline Heath King was an American singer and sculptor from Winston-Salem, NC. She began sculpture in the 1960s, and throughout her 43-year career, she created 345 sculptures by commission and taught sculpture courses for 23 years. She also created a large number of public art sculptures, including an equestrian statue of R.J. Reynolds in Winston-Salem, and a sculpture of Bowman Gray for the Wake Forest School of Medicine. King held a one-woman show at the Galleria Luigi Bellini in Florence in 1993.

Some verdigris to crevices; else good estate condition.