Community Foundation of the Lowcountry
Community Foundation unveils statue
April 19, 2010 -- The Community Foundation of the Lowcountry along with the Town of Hilton Head Island unveiled the statue of Charles Fraser at Compass Rose Park on Saturday, April 17, 2010.
The Community Foundation of the Lowcountry created the Public Art Fund for the purposes of funding and acquiring public art and outdoor sculpture to be placed in the public realm on Hilton Head Island. Through this fund, the Community Foundation's Public Art Committee commissioned the design and casting of a life sized bronze sculpture of Charles Fraser walking with an alligator from the well-known photograph published in the Saturday Evening Post in 1962. Significant donations for the piece were contributed by the Community Foundation of the Lowcountry, the Heritage Classic Foundation and private donors.
Savannah artist Susie Chisholm created the larger-than-life bronze of Charles Fraser and Texas-based artist Darrell Davis created the alligator.
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