by Susan | Jan 20, 2020 | Monuments
Asa Philip Randolph (1889 – 1979) was a leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement, the American labor movement, and socialist political parties. He organized and led the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, the first predominantly African American labor...
by Susan | Jan 13, 2020 | Monuments
In July of 1998, 10 niches above the west entrance to Westminster Abbey, empty since the Middle Ages, saw the dedication of 10 statues to 20th Century Christian martyrs, people who, according to the Anglicans who administer the Abbey, died for their faith. Among them...
by Susan | Jan 6, 2020 | Monuments
The Initial Point of Boundary Between U.S. and Mexico, Monument No. 258, was first established as a cairn of rocks in 1849 following the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. A white marble shaft was manufactured in New York, transported around Cape Horn to San...
by Susan | Dec 30, 2019 | Monuments
On September 29, 2019, following the celebration of Mass and the recitation of the Angelus, Pope Francis unveiled a sculpture entitled “Angels Unawares” by Canadian artist Timothy Schmaltz, in St Peter’s Square. It commemorates the 105th World Day of Migrants and...
by Susan | Dec 23, 2019 | Monuments
Fraternization—peaceful and sometimes friendly interactions between opposing forces—was a regular feature in quiet front-line sectors of the Western Front during World War I. Although the 1914 Christmas Truce is the most well known, throughout the war soldiers...
by Susan | Dec 16, 2019 | Monuments
Installed in 2001, this is a group of bronze sculptures created by Russian artist Mihail Chemiakin, located in a park in Bolotnaya Square, just south of the Kremlin. The 13 allegorical sculptures depict alcoholism, exploitation of child labor, indifference, drug...
