Upper Figure of a Man
Dublin Core
Title
Upper Figure of a Man
Creator
Halper, Roe
Format
40 x 15 inches (unframed)
Identifier
1209
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Biography
Roe Halper is a professional fine artist working in pen and ink, low relief wood carvings, acrylic painting and clay sculpture.
According to Woody Klein’s book "Westport, Connecticut," Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke at Temple Israel on Friday night, May 22, 1964. Westport artist Roe Halper presented King with three woodcarvings, representing the civil rights struggle. He hung them proudly in the front hallway of his Atlanta home.
According to Woody Klein’s book "Westport, Connecticut," Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke at Temple Israel on Friday night, May 22, 1964. Westport artist Roe Halper presented King with three woodcarvings, representing the civil rights struggle. He hung them proudly in the front hallway of his Atlanta home.
Category
WSPAC
Media
Acrylic
Media Details
Acrylic
Signature Position
Signed, lower right
Donor
Ann Sheffer
Citation
Halper, Roe, “Upper Figure of a Man,” Westport Public Schools Digital Collections, accessed August 8, 2022, https://collections.westportps.org/items/show/1296.
Item Relations
| This Item | dcterms:relation | Item: Bedford Middle School |
| This Item | dcterms:creator | Item: Roe Halper |