Statue of lawyer from Scopes Monkey Trial set for July dedication [photos]

April 3, 2017 at 1:00 a.m. | Updated April 3, 2017 at 12:02 a.m.

by Ben Benton

Philadelphia sculptor Zenos Frudakis in his workshop on Friday stands beside his rendition of Clarence Darrow. The completed statue will be installed at the Rhea County Courthouse on July 13 and dedicated on July 14, the first day the Scopes Trial Play and Festival in Dayton, Tenn.
Philadelphia sculptor Zenos Frudakis in his workshop on Friday stands beside his rendition of Clarence Darrow. The completed statue will be installed at the Rhea County Courthouse on July 13 and dedicated on July 14, the first day the Scopes Trial Play and Festival in Dayton, Tenn.

DAYTON, Tenn. - A 7-foot-tall piece of history is bound for the home of the Scopes Monkey Trial.

A statue of Clarence Darrow - the lawyer who in 1925 defended John T. Scopes against creationist prosecutor and three-time presidential candidate Williams Jennings Bryan - will be dedicated in July.

Philadelphia sculptor Zenos Frudakis plans to install his sculpture of Darrow on July 13, with dedication on July 14, the day the Scopes Trial Play and Festival begins to celebrate the pair's battle at the Rhea County Courthouse.

A sculpture of a younger Bryan - installed in 2005 - stands on the south side at the front of the courthouse. The Darrow statue will stand opposite him on the north side.

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