The Maestro, The Law, The Legend

Original Title

Bronze Bust of Dr. William P. Foster

Devised Title

The Maestro, The Law, The Legend

Date

Unknown

Creator

Unknown See all items with this value

Contributor

Florida A&M University Music Department

Description

The bronze life-size bust of Dr. William Patrick Foster honors his legacy as a prominent music educator and advocate for African American students at FAMU. Renowned for his commitment to academic excellence, and an innovator of marching bands around the world. Foster is the creator of the FAMU Marching 100.

Primary Subject

c. 1900-1999 See all items with this value

Music See all items with this value

HBCU leadership See all items with this value

Art See all items with this value

Additional Subject

Marching Bands

Location

Tallahassee

Leon County

Florida

United States of America

Type

Sculpture

Medium

Bronze

Additional Techniques

Sculpting

Measurements

L:51cm x W:43cm

Format

JPEG

HBCU Identifier

MS_0004_03_0001

HCAC Identifier

HCAC.FAMU.0011

Rights

All rights reserved. The use of any part of these objects and photographs transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, or stored in a retrieval system without the prior written consent of MEBA is an infringement of the copyright law.

Contributing Institution

Florida A&M University

Source

History of FAMU Collection

Collection

Marching 100 Collection See all items with this value

Language

English