Posted on August 29, 2025

Art alumnus Alan LaQuire with his statue of Athena

You can’t say Spartans don’t dream big. 

While an MFA student at UNCG, Alan LeQuire ’81 MFA learned sculpture bids would soon be accepted for a statue in Nashville’s Centennial Park. His mom mailed him the newspaper clipping from Tennessee, telling of the request for proposals. Not just any statue. One of Athena inside their full-scale recreation of the Parthenon.  

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