Rate My Professor Daniel Edwards

Edwards' artistic practice centers on portraiture, celebrity culture, and socio-political issues, producing provocative public sculptures and monuments that often generate controversy. Between 1994 and 2004, he executed numerous commissions, including the bronze Landmark for Peace: The MLK Jr. and RFK Memorial (1995) for the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis, with a groundbreaking attended by President Clinton, Martin Luther King III, and Senator Ted Kennedy; Olympians of the New York Athletic Club (2004, New York Athletic Club); Wm. DeHart Hubbard, Olympian (2002, Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority, Cincinnati); and Dean Charles Emerson bust (1998, I.U. School of Medicine, Indianapolis). His works appear in publications such as Practices of Looking: An Introduction to Visual Culture (Oxford University Press, 2009) and Oprah: A Biography (Crown, 2010). Notable controversial pieces include the Shroud of Scientology (2015), fetal portraits of celebrities (2013), and Justin and Selena as One (2012). In 2020, Edwards and his son Rodman produced a 3D bust of George Floyd, freely shared online, leading to physical installations like a wooden version in Brooklyn and virtual augmented reality memorials. His art promotes social conscience, addressing civil rights figures and challenging existing monuments.