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Nannie B. Hairston
NFS
Medium: Bronze, Lifesize

Type of Work: Commissioned Portrait

Year: 2005

Comments: This portrait sculpture is a visible demonstration of my profound respect for Ms. Hairston. She was the one who believed in the importance of the Captain Schaeffer bust I wanted to sculpt in 1997, who led the extensive fund-raising campaign for raising the money to get it cast, and who orchestrated the memorable unveiling ceremony at Schaeffer Memorial Baptist Church on June 6, 1998. The sculpture is also an expression of public gratitude for her 50+ years of social activism in Montgomery County, Virginia, with many people generously contributing toward the bronze casting and pedestal.

Location: Montgomery Co. Government Center. LINK

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lawrence@bechtelsculpture.com
540-250-1471
 BLACKSBURG, VA, USA


Specializing in commissioned sculpture using bronze and other metals, wood, stone, clay and plaster.
Subjects of interest: figuratives and human form, portraits and busts, nature, fantasy, minatures, abstractions, dreams and aberrations.
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Dedication Ceremony

Nannie Berger Hairston

For over fifty years, Nannie B. Hairston labored with patience, compassion and humor for the good of the community. She arrived in 1953 from the coalfields of McDowell County, West Virginia, with her husband, John T. Hairston and her children. Nannie set about her work, despite entrenched segregation. The recipient of many awards and honors, she is a long-time member of Schaffer Memorial Baptist Church. She faithfully serves the NAACP, Christiansburg Community Center and the League of Women Voters.

In celebration of Nannie B. Hairston's life and work, grateful citizens dedicated this monument.

Approved by the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors, July 24, 2006.

Dedicated on October 28, 2006.
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