William Beckwith

Select bronze sculptures

Jefferson Davis statue at the Jefferson Davis Presidential Library and Museum in Biloxi, Mississippi B.B. King statue in Indianola, Mississippi Flagbearer for the Mississippi 11th at Gettysburg National Military Park George E. Merrick statue in Coral Gables, Florida Elvis Presley statue in Tupelo, Mississippi William Faulkner statue in Oxford, Mississippi

In addition to life-size sculptures, Beckwith is also known for his portrait busts of historical figures: Tennessee Williams – American playwright Eudora Welty – American novelist Herman Melville – American novelist Bill Waller – Governor of Mississippi Jim Henson – American puppeteer

Select exhibitions 1984 Louisiana World Exposition in New Orleans Lifetime achievement award from the E.E. Bass Cultural Center in Greenville, Mississippi 2014 Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters Noel Polk Lifetime Achievement Award