by Susan | Oct 15, 2018 | Monuments
The Middle East Peace Sculpture in Seattle’s Peace Garden is located in the southeast portion of the Seattle Center near the base of the Space Needle. A graceful twist of Italian marble about 30 x 8 inches standing atop a natural column of black basalt. It...
by Susan | Oct 8, 2018 | Monuments
Dorothy O’Connell is an activist, author, playwright and poet laureate of the poor. The monument that bears her name honors her anti-poverty work and focuses attention on the issue of ending poverty. The image is a slice of bread with a house removed from it....
by Susan | Oct 1, 2018 | Monuments
African Burial Ground National Monument is a monument in the Civic Center section of Lower Manhattan, New York City. The site was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1993 and a National Monument in 2006 by President George W. Bush. Congress appropriated funds...
by Susan | Sep 24, 2018 | Monuments
Sculpted by Ed Dwight and dedicated on October 20, 2001, the Gateway to Freedom International Memorial to the Underground Railroad pays tribute to Detroit’s contribution and the thousands of railroad conductors who made freedom possible.For many the city was the...
by Susan | Sep 17, 2018 | Monuments
A sculpture commissioned by the United Nations to commemorate the end of slave trade was unveiled at UN Headquarters in New York on 25 March, 2015 to coincide with the International Day of remembrance for the victims of slavery. Visitors can pass through the Ark of...
by Susan | Sep 10, 2018 | Monuments
A massive, arched gateway, 50 feet high, stands alone on the edge a beach in West Africa, a monument to the hundreds of thousands of Africans who were forced into slave boats on this beach, never to return. Etched across the top of the arch are two long lines of...
by Susan | Sep 3, 2018 | Monuments
The shining arch rising 63 feet above the ground the Labor Legacy Landmark, “Transcending,” is designed to celebrate the history and contributions of labor. Dedicated in 2003 and funded through donations from union members, it is the work of local...
by Susan | Aug 27, 2018 | Monuments
This is a small sliver of a park across from United Nations Plaza, but it packs a big punch into 4/10 of an acre. It is distinguished by four monuments. Peace Form One at the north end is a 50-foot high stainless steel shaft dedicated in 1980 as an homage to Bunche....
by Susan | Aug 20, 2018 | Monuments
Israeli artist Henri Azaz’s abstract bronze work adorns the front of the Chicago Loop Synagogue, on S. Clark Street, above the door. Stylized hands in prayer, palms down, are featured in front of a blessing from the Bible’s Book of Numbers in both Hebrew and...
by Susan | Aug 13, 2018 | Monuments
Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial commemorates the Battle of Lake Erie that took place near Ohio’s South Bass Island, in which Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry led a fleet to victory in one of the most significant naval battles to occur in the...
