Charles Tandy sculpture moves to TCU campus

Fort Worth, TX

7/16/2009

The Charles Tandy sculpture, which was removed from downtown’s Paddock Park earlier this month, was reinstalled at its new permanent home on the TCU campus.

The relocation was endorsed by the Fort Worth Art Commission and approved by the Fort Worth City Council after Downtown Fort Worth Initiatives, Inc. recommended moving the city-owned sculpture to a smaller-scale, pedestrian-friendly site that offers historic context.

As part of a long-term agreement with TCU, the city will maintain ownership of the artwork and supervise ongoing maintenance through its public art program. The relocation of the sculpture is being funded with a grant from the Burnett Foundation.

The sculpture will be located at the entrance to Charles Tandy Hall, dedicated March 1989 as part of the Neeley School of Business at TCU. The late Charles D. Tandy (TCU ’40) was known as an entrepreneur with immense energy who laid the foundation for one of the country’s best-known electronics and computer manufacturers.

Photos compliments of the TCU Magazine. For more information and photos, view the story from the TCU Magazine.

The statue arrives, wrapped to protect it.

Workers prepare the base of the statue to install.

The statue in its permanent home in front of Charles Tandy Hall with Don Whelan, Vice Chancellor of University Advancement, Martha Peters, Director of Fort Worth Public Art, Neils Agather, Director of the Burnett Foundation, and Dr. Homer Erekson, Dean of the M.J. Neeley School of Business.