Sculptor relieved Tom Lee bronze will remain a focal point
The Tom Lee monument on Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021. David Alan Clark, who created the statue, says he likes the idea of it staying where it is in the new Tom Lee Park. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
“The river is a remarkable, remarkable sight right there at Tom Lee Park ... like the surface of a muscular dragon,” said David Alan Clark, who created the monument that was put in place 16 years ago.
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