Carol Sakai, Artist

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Public Installation - Arlington National Cemetery

James Park Sculpture created by Carol Sakai — Arlington National Cemetery Arlington House
(formerly Lee-Custis mansion)

James Parks sculpture created by Carol Sakai

Permanent display

Honoring the contributions of the formerly enslaved

Arlington Cemetery South Slave Quarters Exhibition

Arlington House

Arlington House, Arlington National Cemetery — James Park worked at Arlington National Cemetery for 61 years. When he died in 1929, he was buried in Section 15 with full military honors. Parks is the only person interred at Arlington Cemetery who was born on the property

James Parks

Photo of James Parks — After the Civil War, the first graves were dug by James Parks, who was born enslaved on the Custis-Lee plantation. After the Civil War, Parks was crucial to the restoration of Arlington house. He provided important firsthand accounts of the history of Arlington House and Arlington National Cemetery.

Flossie Parks

Flossie Parks commissioned bronze sculpture — Flossie Parks commissioned the James Parks sculpture. Visitors can see the sculpture in the South Slave Quarters Museum Exhibition next to the Arlington House

Artist Carol Sakai and Flossie Parks

Carol Sakai sculptor with Flossie Parks — Using historical records and photographs as reference, Carol Sakai created the bronze sculpture of James Parks. The intent was to capture the magnitude of James Park's strength and his spirit.

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