- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Ray Charles Plaza
- Creator:
- Inscoe, Meg
- Date of Original:
- 2007
- Subject:
- Statues--Georgia--Albany
Monuments--Georgia--Albany
Piano--Georgia--Albany
Bronze sculpture--Georgia--Albany
Sculpture--Georgia--Albany
Musicians--Georgia--Albany
African American musicians--Georgia--Albany
Singers--Georgia--Albany
African American singers--Georgia--Albany
Pianists--Georgia--Albany
African American pianists--Georgia--Albany
Plazas--Georgia--Albany
Charles, Ray, 1930-2004--Statues
Charles, Ray, 1930-2004 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Dougherty County, Albany, 31.57851, -84.15574
- Medium:
- color photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Ray Charles Plaza, part of Albany's Flint River Walk, opened in December 2007 to honor musician Ray Charles. The plaza includes a bronze rotating statue of Charles, created by sculptor Andy Davis; a surrounding waterfall; and walkways engraved to look like piano keys.
Photograph of the Ray Charles Plaza, which was unveiled in December 2007 in Albany, Georgia. A bronze statue of Charles sitting at a grand piano sits atop a circular marble base. This monument stands on the bank of the Flint River in downtown Albany. The statue commemorates the legacy of musician Ray Charles, who was born in Albany in 1930. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/ray-charles-1930-2004/m-10751/
- Rights Holder:
- Photograph by Meg Inscoe
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/albany
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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