Albert "A.L." Weiser
Dublin Core
Title
Albert "A.L." Weiser
Creator
Scott Stearman
Creator Biography
b. 1953, Kansas. Graduated from Southern Nazarene Univ.
Place Made
Studio: Scott Stearman, Sculptor, PO Box 417, Green Mountain Falls, CO
Foundry: Art Castings of Colorado, 511 8th St. SE, Loveland, CO
Foundry: Art Castings of Colorado, 511 8th St. SE, Loveland, CO
Description
Bronze bust of Albert "A. L." Weiser smiling, wearing suit jacket, shirt and tie.
Inscription
Plaque: Albert "A.L." Weiser / Basketball coach at Drury College for 31 seasons, 1927 to 1958, with a 313-256 record, his teams were 193-144 in MCAU play and captured the conference title three years on a row, 1936-38. Under Weiser, Drury was in the national tournament (NAIA) in 1938, '46 and '58. He was elected to the Helms Hall of Fame and received the NAIA Award of Merit. A graduate of Capital and Drake Universities, he was a high school coach in Iowa and Wisconsin before coming to Springfield as coach at Senior High School. Drury's Board of Trustees voted to rename the school's 43-year-old gymnasium in his honor Feb. 20, 1971 and the building was dedicated as Weiser Gymnasium on May 22, 1971.
Date Created
c. 2010
Century
21st
Item Dimensions
45 cm. h. x 22 cm. w. x 21 cm. d.
Medium
Sculpture
Materials
Bronze
Techniques
cast
Provenance
Commissioned for the opening of the O'Reilly Family Event Center in 2010.
Gift of Lyle Reed and the Todd Parnell Family
Gift of Lyle Reed and the Todd Parnell Family
Acession Number
2018.001
Accession Year
2018
Photo Number
20180001 (bust)
20180002 (plaque)
Creator Last name
Stearman
Creator First Name
Scott