Cordray Parker
Cordray Parker (born 1934; died September 10, 2007) was a sculptor and teacher.
Parker earned an architecture degree from the Auburn University School of Architecture and then spent time studying sculpture in Florence, Italy and Vienna, Austria.
After returning to Birmingham he worked as a design consultant with residential developer and homebuilder Bill Humphries while pursuing his own artwork. He contributed to the design and decoration of homes in the Monte D'Oro subdivision in Hoover. He and his wife taught at Indian Springs School and he organized a drawing group.
Parker died in 2007 of cancer. He was survived by his wife, two siblings, two daughters, and four grandchildren.
Works
- S. Richardson Hill Jr sculpture, UAB
- Tinsley Harrison statue, UAB (1987)
- Charles A. McCallum sculpture, UAB McCallum Basic Health Sciences Building (1988)
- UAB mace, (1989)
- "In Memory of the Six Million", Temple Emanu-El
- "Nike (Winged Victory)", Birmingham Botanical Gardens (1991)
- Chancel Cross, All Saints Episcopal Church (1992)
- Samual B. Barker statue, UAB Mervyn H. Sterne Library (1995)
- Gene Bartow statue, UAB Bartow Arena
- "Discovery", Children's Hospital (2002)
- "Stough Cross", Episcopal Diocese of Alabama (2008)
- Hugh Daniel statue, Daniel Building/Compass Bank headquarters (dedicated 2008)
- "Fear Not", St Mary's-on-the-Highlands Episcopal Church
Gallery
Tinsley Harrison statue, 1987
Nike (Winged Victory), 1991
Stough Cross, 2008
