Marguerite Sinkler Valk, Memorial

Title: Marguerite Sinkler Valk, Memorial
Creator: Hirsch, Willard
Commemorates: Valk, Marguerite Sinkler
Biographical Text: Granite monument featuring carved text on front and statues of dancing children placed on top. Created by artist Willard Hirsch.

The monument is located in City Hall Park in Charleston, SC. It is dedicated to Valk, an interior designer and preservationist of Charleston. The monument was officially dedicated in 1991, by the Friends of the Old Charlestowne.
Text: ERECTED BY
THE FRIENDS OF OLDE CHARLESTOWNE
IN LOVING TRIBUTE TO

MARGUERITE SINKLER VALK
FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT 1963 - 1979

AS A SYMBOL OF HER DEVOTION TO THIS CITY
AND IN APPRECIATION OF HER GOALS
IN PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION
1981
Date Created: 1991
Type: English Display; English Statue
Bibliographic Citation: Willard Hirsch Sculpture, City Hall Park, Mapping Jewish Charleston; Written Historical and Descriptive Data, Library of Congress
Project Researcher: O'Neill, Iris

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Marguerite Sinkler Valk, Memorial, March 1999

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