Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
Bust |
Title |
Harland Sanders |
Catalog Number |
2017.55 |
Creator |
Bright, Barney |
Date |
ca. 1978 |
Material(s) |
Plaster/Paint |
Dimensions |
H-28 W-17 D-23.5 inches |
Description |
This is a plaster bust of Harland Sanders, the founder of the KFC restaurant chain, sculpted by Barney Bright. The bust has been painted to look like bronze. The bust is from the mid-chest up and does not include arms. Sanders is wearing glasses that do not have lenses and his signature suit and string tie. The lower portion of the bust becomes rectangular and rests on a round base. |
Notes |
This plaster bust was sculpted by Barney Bright. It is painted bronze and was a stand in for the actual bust at KFC corporate headquarters when the bronze piece was not ready in time for the unveiling. |
Collection |
Joe Bowen Collection |
People |
Bright Foundry Bright, Barney Kentucky Fried Chicken (Firm) Sanders, Colonel Harland David, 1890-1980 |
Subjects |
Art Food Foundries Restaurants Sculpting Sculptors Sculpture Statues |
Search Terms |
Arts Kentucky Fried Chicken Louisville (Ky.) Fayette County (Ky.) |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |