William Thaddeus Coleman Jr., portrait relief sculpture
Portrait bas-relief sculpture of William Thaddeus Coleman, Jr. (July 7, 1920 – March 31, 2017) by Zenos Frudakis. Coleman was an American attorney and judge, who was appointed by President Ford to serve as the fourth United States Secretary of Transportation, and was the second African American to serve in the United States Cabinet. He served as a member of the NAACP’s national legal committee, director and member of its executive committee, and president of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. Coleman was a member of President Eisenhower’s Committee on Government Employment Policy, a senior consultant and assistant counsel to the President’s Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy, and a consultant to the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. He served as member of the NAACP’s national legal committee, director and member of its executive committee, and president of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund.
As senior partner in the law firm of Dilworth, Paxson, Lalish, Levy & Coleman, he played a major role in significant civil rights cases. At the time of his death, Coleman was the oldest living former Cabinet member.
Portrait Bas-Relief
Size: Life size, 24” wide, by 36” tall, by 3” deep
Media: Bronze
Dedication: June 2024
Location: Kimmel Theater, The National Constitution Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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