Maggie L. Walker Memorial Design Public Art Commission
Maggie Lena Walker1864-1934
Maggie Walker devoted her life to civil rights advancement,
economic empowerment, and educational opportunities for
Jim Crow-era African Americans and women. As a bank
president, newspaper editor, and fraternal leader, Walker
served as an inspiration of pride and progress.National Parks Service http://www.nps.gov/mawa/index.htm
Maggie L. Walker Memorial Design Public Art Commission
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Maggie Walker Sculpture
Dedication Wall
Memorial Circle
Plaza Seating
Historic Brook Road (curb line
and alignment paving demarcation)
Interpretive/Orientation Panel
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Maggie Walker Sculpture
Dedication Wall
Sculpture Plaza
Plaza Seating
Historic Brook Road (curb line
and alignment paving demarcation)
Interpretive/Orientation Panel
Planting
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Short term Parking and
Loading
Public Seating and Cafe
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Total Site Area 6,916 SF
• Paving (Impervious) 5,423 SF (78%)
• Planting (Pervious) 1,493 SF (22%)
Memorial Circle 1,961 SF
Entrance to Circle 395 SF
Maggie L. Walker Memorial Design Public Art Commission
Maggie L. Walker Memorial Design Public Art Commission
This image shows the age and
dress that the sculpture will
depict. The only differences
will be that she will have a
slight smile and she will hold in
her hand a bank ledger.
The monument will include inscriptions on the pedestal, the paving and the benches. The height of
the bronze figure will be between twelve and fourteen feet. The pedestal height will be five feet.
The concentric bands in the paving will
include narrative carved inscriptions.
Maggie L. Walker Memorial Design Public Art Commission
Maggie L. Walker Memorial Design Public Art Commission
Maggie L. Walker Memorial Design Public Art Commission
Maggie L. Walker Memorial Design Public Art Commission
Maggie L. Walker Memorial Design Public Art Commission
Brook Road Granite Curb
Line Extended Within Plaza
on Both Sides of Historic
Roadway
Maggie L. Walker Memorial Design Public Art Commission
Maggie L. Walker Memorial Design Public Art Commission
Maggie L. Walker Memorial Design Public Art Commission
Maggie L. Walker Memorial Design Public Art Commission
Short Term Parking and Loading
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Maggie L. Walker Memorial Design Public Art Commission
Maggie L. Walker Memorial Design Public Art Commission
Maggie L. Walker Memorial Design Public Art Commission
Maggie L. Walker Memorial Design Public Art Commission
Maggie L. Walker Memorial Design Public Art Commission