Charles Cropper Parks was an American sculptor celebrated for his expressive figurative works in bronze, wood, and steel. Trained at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Parks drew inspiration from the human figure, nature, and the Brandywine Valley. His prolific career included numerous public monuments and commissions, establishing him as a prominent figure in American representational sculpture.

Parks was extraordinarily prolific. The Brandywine Museum records that he produced more than 500 sculptures over roughly 55 years, much of the work was created in his studio at Wilmington's historic Bancroft Mills.

Boy with Hawk

Bronze

Parks became particularly famous for monumental figurative sculpture, including three enormous stainless-steel Madonna figures standing roughly 33–38 feet tall. This bronze statue is located in Santa Clara, California, in the heart of Silicon Valley.

Our Lady of Peace Shrine

Bronze

Boy With Gulls

Located at the Reading Public Museum in Reading, Pennsylvania.

Parks became president of the National Sculpture Society and an Academician of the National Academy of Design. He also served on the President's Advisory Committee on the Fine Arts for the Kennedy Center.