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1. Poop artist strikes again with neo-Nazi tiki torch statue for Trump

Author

Heim, Joe

Subjects
Politics in art -- Forecasts and trends, Artists -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes -- Works, Presidential candidates -- Political activity -- Portrayals, Statues -- Design and construction, Market trend/market analysis, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Joe Heim Mysterious political art is having a moment in the heart of Washington. Last week, an unknown artist - or artists - plopped a replica of former House [...]

Published
2024

2. Johnny Cash immortalized at U.S. Capitol with bronze statue

Author

Vinall, Frances

Subjects
Country singers -- Portrayals -- Appreciation, Statues -- Design and construction, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Frances Vinall Johnny Cash, the giant of American music, is now memorialized with a statue standing at almost 11 feet at the U.S. Capitol, donated by his home state [...]

Published
2024

3. A World War I salute delivered in bronze

Author

Shepherd, Katie

Subjects
War memorials -- Design and construction, Statues -- Design and construction, World War I, 1914-1918
Abstract

Byline: Katie Shepherd The 58-foot-long bronze sculpture follows the story of an unnamed World War I soldier, beginning on the day he takes his helmet from his daughter's hands and [...]

Published
2024

4. Commanders will replace controversial Sean Taylor memorial with new statue

Author

Jhabvala, Nicki

Subjects
Washington Commanders -- Public relations, Company public relations, Football players -- Appreciation, Statues -- Design and construction
Abstract

Byline: Nicki Jhabvala The Washington Commanders removed the controversial memorial installation honoring Sean Taylor at their Landover stadium and are working on a new plan, which will include a new [...]

Published
2024

5. In the New South, John Lewis Gets a Statue

Author

Holpuch, Amanda

Subjects
Statues -- Design and construction, Civil rights workers -- Appreciation, Georgia -- Political aspects
Abstract

The 12-foot-tall bronze statue of the civil rights leader was commissioned after Mr. Lewis died in 2020. It stands where a Confederate memorial was erected in 1908. A statue of [...]

Published
2024

6. Towering dealership landmark is toppled

Subjects
Automobile dealers -- Buildings and facilities, Statues -- Design and construction, Automobile industry, Business
Abstract

A 26-foot statue of a Native American chief that had been a San Antonio landmark since the 1960s was felled by Hyundai's dealership standards. The statue came down in July [...]

Published
2023

7. MONUMENTS MAN

Author

Trilling, Daniel

Subjects
Artists -- Interviews, Statues -- Design and construction, Arts, visual and performing
Abstract

The Iraqi-American artist Michael Rakowitz is best-known for remaking lost artefacts out of food packaging. He talks to Apollo about his anti-war memorial for Margate and about mining history for [...]

Published
2021

8. The New York State Capitol gets its first new statue since 1898: Ruth Bader Ginsberg

Subjects
New York State Capitol -- Buildings and facilities, Supreme Court justices -- Portrayals, Artists, Statues -- Design and construction, General interest
Abstract

To listen to this broadcast, click here: http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=1186827245 BYLINE: JOHN CAMPBELL HOST: MARY LOUISE KELLY MARY LOUISE KELLY: A massive stone carving at the New York State Capitol building has [...]

Published
2023

9. New statue in Virginia, replacing one of Robert E. Lee, will honor Henrietta Lacks

Subjects
Oncology, Experimental, Tobacco farmers -- Portrayals, Statues -- Design and construction, Cancer -- Research, General interest
Abstract

To listen to this broadcast, click here: http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=1145509286 HOST: STEVE INSKEEP STEVE INSKEEP: In recent years, the state of Virginia has removed a number of Confederate monuments, among them a [...]

Published
2022

10. Albuquerque erects 'Breaking Bad' statues to celebrate its entertainment legacy

Subjects
Breaking Bad (Television program) -- Influence, Statues -- Design and construction, General interest
Abstract

To listen to this broadcast, click here: http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=1115347133 HOST: ASMA KHALID ASMA KHALID: Good morning, I'm Asma Khalid. Some towns erect statues of people from local history. A big part [...]

Published
2022

12. Amelia Earhart statue joins the U.S. Capitol's Statuary Hall

Subjects
United States Capitol -- Decoration and finishing, Statues -- Design and construction, General interest
Abstract

To listen to this broadcast, click here: http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=1114183893 HOST: ASMA KHALID ASMA KHALID: If you have visited the U.S. Capitol building here in Washington, you might recall seeing this big, [...]

Published
2022

13. A statue honoring Mary McLeod Bethune is unveiled at the U.S. capitol

Subjects
Statues -- Design and construction, Civil rights workers -- Appreciation, General interest
Abstract

To listen to this broadcast, click here: http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=1111473859 BYLINE: DANIELLE PRIEUR HOST: RACHEL MARTIN RACHEL MARTIN: Mary McLeod Bethune was a civil rights activist and the daughter of former slaves. [...]

Published
2022

14. Luxury mansion on market for £1.75million features secret network of underground caves; The column caves below the five-bedroom house in Nottingham were designed in the 19th century to house the owner's remarkable collection of life-sized statues of religious figures

Subjects
Statues -- Design and construction, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: By, Adam Dutton & Graeme Murray Britain's coolest house has gone on sale for £1.75million -and it comes with its own network of caves. The five-bedroom property in the [...]

Published
2022

15. Statue Honors a Pioneering Black Playwright

Author

Bahr, Sarah

Subjects
Statues -- Design and construction, African American dramatists -- Appreciation, Sculptors -- Works, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

A life-size likeness of the pioneering playwright will be unveiled in June as part of a new initiative to honor her legacy. When the Los Angeles-based artist Alison Saar was [...]

Published
2022

16. A Statue Of Ida B. Wells Is Unveiled At Washington, D.C., Middle School

Subjects
Statues -- Design and construction, Civil rights workers -- Portrayals -- Appreciation, General interest
Abstract

To listen to this broadcast, click here: http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=1038180291 HOST: A MARTINEZ A MARTINEZ: A statue of the journalist and activist Ida B. Wells has been unveiled at a new middle [...]

Published
2021

17. Seaver's Statue Stands 10 Feet Tall. Just Like Seaver

Author

Schreiber, Jay

Subjects
Baseball players -- Appreciation, Statues -- Design and construction, General interest, News, opinion and commentary, New York Mets -- Officials and employees
Abstract

The Mets finally gave the ultimate honor to their franchise icon, creating a statue worthy of the Hall of Fame pitcher. A statue of Tom Seaver finally made its debut [...]

Published
2022

18. The mysterious moai

Author

Bahn, Paul G.

Subjects
Easter Island -- Description and travel, Statues -- Design and construction, Geography, Regional focus/area studies
Abstract

Rapa Nui National Park, Easter Island Just what do the stone-cold faces of Easter Island represent? On this incredibly remote speck of land lost in the South Pacific, prehistoric settlers [...]

Published
2016

19. Princes William and Harry unveil statue for their mother, Diana

Author

Kirka, Danica

Subjects
Princesses -- Portrayals -- Appreciation, Princes -- Rites, ceremonies and celebrations, Statues -- Design and construction, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: DANICA KIRKA, ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON -- Lead Princes William and Harry put aside their differences Thursday to unveil a statue of Diana, cementing their late mother's place in royal [...]

Published
2021

20. Virginia commission chooses civil rights leader Barbara Johns to replace Robert E. Lee statue in U.S. Capitol

Author

Schneider, Gregory S.

Subjects
Virginia. General Assembly -- Powers and duties, Civil rights activists -- Rites, ceremonies and celebrations, Statues -- Design and construction, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Gregory S. Schneider RICHMOND, Va. - The statue of a Black teenage girl who dared to challenge segregation in Virginia schools could soon stand beside George Washington in the [...]

Published
2020

21. A 19-Foot Statue Is How an Autocrat Says 'Good Doggy'

Author

Kwai, Isabella

Subjects
Presidents (Government) -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Watchdogs -- Portrayals -- Appreciation, Statues -- Design and construction, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov proclaimed his love for the Central Asian shepherd, a breed known locally as the Alabai, by memorializing it in a 19-foot-high statue. Some pet lovers buy treats [...]

Published
2020

22. Nellie Bly figure will land at Pittsburgh airport

Author

Guggenheimer, Paul

Subjects
Women's History Month, Women journalists -- Portrayals -- Appreciation, Statues -- Design and construction, Women's suffrage, Airports, Transportation authorities, Journalists, Football, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Paul Guggenheimer March 04-- Mar. 4--A pioneering female journalist from Western Pennsylvania will take her place next to a former president and a football hero at Pittsburgh International Airport. [...]

Published
2020

23. Color Blind

Author

Talbot, Margaret

Subjects
Painting (Art) -- Methods -- History, Ancient sculpture -- Design and construction, Art historians -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Statues -- Design and construction, General interest, Literature/writing, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Margaret Talbot Color Blind Scholars have known for centuries that Greek and Roman marble figures were routinely covered in bright paint. Why does the myth of their whiteness persist? [...]

Published
2018

24. Philip Reid and the Statue of Freedom

Author

Walton, Eugene

Subjects
National monuments -- Design and construction -- History -- Study and teaching, Statues -- Design and construction, Education, Social sciences, Design and construction, History, Study and teaching
Abstract

The Statue of Freedom stands at the very top of the dome of the Capitol, where Congress meets in Washington, D.C. The dome, with its statue, is a symbol recognized [...]

Published
2005

26. Meet the goddess

Author

Pope, Spencer

Subjects
Statues -- Design and construction, History
Abstract

For the ancient Greeks who were allowed entrance into the Parthenon, the highlight of the visit was a look at the statue of Athena Parthenos at the far end of [...]

Published
2010

27. A representation of spirit: female sailor statue represents women in the Navy

Author

Blowers, Rebekah

Subjects
United States. Navy -- Officials and employees, Navies -- Officials and employees, Statues -- Design and construction, Women sailors -- Portrayals -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Military and naval science
Abstract

In 1997, retired CDR Jim Nemer saw a need to commemorate the contributions of women and the mark they have made in the Navy by creating a Female Sailor Statue. [...]

Published
2007

28. Debating an Art History Mystery

Author

Bowley, Graham

Subjects
Renaissance arts -- Appreciation, Statues -- Design and construction, Renaissance, Detective fiction, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Is a bronze statue discovered in France a 16th century Renaissance masterpiece or a (much less valuable) 17th century copy? Readers shared their theories, opinions and expertise. ''Is it a [...]

Published
2019

29. The transgender women at Stonewall were pushed out of the gay rights movement. Now they are getting a statue in New York

Author

Brockell, Gillian

Subjects
Transgender people -- Appreciation -- Political activity, Gay rights movement -- Appreciation, Statues -- Design and construction, Riots, Activists, Gay and lesbian rights, Women, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Gillian Brockell The 'P.' in Marsha P. Johnson stood for 'Pay it no mind' - and when people got too nosy about her, that is what she would tell [...]

Published
2019

30. The general's horse wasn't manly enough, so the sculptor gave the mare a makeover

Author

Shafer, Ronald G.

Subjects
Generals -- Social aspects, Sculptors -- Works, Statues -- Design and construction, Sex change, Civil war, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Ronald G. Shafer Today controversial statues of Confederate generals are coming down across the country. But in Washington, D.C., the equestrian statue of Union Gen. Winfield Scott stirred controversy [...]

Published
2019

31. The all-powerful

Author

Pearson, Andy

Subjects
Buddhas -- Design and construction, Monuments -- Environmental aspects, Statues -- Design and construction, Business, Business, international, Construction and materials industries
Abstract

The design and environmental impact of the Maitreya Buddha statue which will be erected in Bodhgaya, India, is discussed. The GBP100 mil, 500 ft statue will be the world's highest monument, and will be a sustainable project.

Published
2001

33. Buddha Park

Author

Dorsey, James

Subjects
Buddhas -- Appreciation, Statues -- Design and construction, Amusement parks -- History -- Description and travel, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Myth and legend come to life as giant statuary in one of the most unusual theme parks a traveler can find. Xieng Kuan Park, more commonly known as 'Buddha Park' [...]

Published
2016

34. Norway says its moose statue is tallest. What a load of bull, Canada retorts

Author

Rauhala, Emily

Subjects
Moose -- Appreciation, Statues -- Design and construction, Beer, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Emily RauhalaCanada's Mac the Moose has been taunted by Norwegians and cruelly disparaged by Stephen Colbert.But the pride of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, is still standing tall. Very tall. Definitely [...]

Published
2019

35. The general's horse wasn't manly enough. So the sculptor gave the mare a makeover

Author

Shafer, Ronald G.

Subjects
Horses -- Portrayals, Sculptors -- Works, Statues -- Design and construction, Generals -- Portrayals, Civil war, Sex change, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry
Abstract

Byline: Ronald G. Shafer Today controversial statues of Confederate generals are coming down across the country. But in Washington, the equestrian statue of Union Gen. Winfield Scott stirred controversy as [...]

Published
2019

36. On the cutting edge: Angel built out of knives points to growing crime in Britain

Author

Waldie, Paul

Subjects
Angels -- Portrayals, Statues -- Design and construction, Knives -- Usage, Criminal statistics -- Forecasts and trends, Market trend/market analysis, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: PAUL WALDIE; StaffLONDON -- Angels are a ubiquitous presence during the festive season, but the Liverpool Cathedral is displaying a different kind of celestial being this year.The church has [...]

Published
2018

37. After DC chose a white artist for Marion Barry's statue, an unlikely friendship was forged

Author

Roberts, Roxanne

Subjects
Ex-government officials -- Appreciation, Sculptors -- Works, Statues -- Design and construction, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Roxanne Roberts WASHINGTON - When Cora Masters Barry met Steven Weitzman in 2016, she knew only two things about him. She knew that he was the artist selected by [...]

Published
2018

38. George Washington undone

Author

Winslow, Joyce

Subjects
Proctor, Gifford -- Works, Statues -- Design and construction, General interest
Published
1990

39. 'He rose above the greatest without arrogance': after seven years of wrangling between the mayor of London and Westminster Council, a 9ft statue of Nelson Mandela has finally been unveiled in London's Parliament Square, not Trafalgar Square (the original site). Osei Boateng reports

Author

Boateng, Osei

Subjects
Anti-apartheid movements -- Personalities -- Social aspects, Apartheid -- Social aspects, Mayors -- Powers and duties, Statues -- Design and construction, General interest, Government, Business, international, Powers and duties, Design and construction, Social aspects, Appreciation, Personalities
Abstract

If encomiums can kill a person, Nelson Mandela, the former president of South Africa, would be in the grave by now. On 29 August, and after seven years of wrangling, [...]

Published
2007

40. Fields of dreams: to help revive his North Dakota hometown, a former high-school principal created giant sculptures to grace a stretch of prairie highway

Author

Karaim, Reed

Subjects
Sculpture -- United States -- Design and construction, Scrap metals -- Usage, Freeways -- Remodeling and renovation -- Design and construction, Statues -- Design and construction, Sculptors -- Practice -- Usage -- Remodeling and renovation, History
Abstract

GARY GREFF WAS DRIVING across western North Dakota when he came upon a human figure fashioned out of metal and a round hay bale. As he watched a family stop [...]

Published
2007

41. Putting Women On Pedestals

Author

Baird, Julia

Subjects
Women's issues -- Forecasts and trends, Statues -- Design and construction, Women -- Portrayals, Market trend/market analysis, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

It's a perilous time to be a statue. Not that it has ever been a particularly secure occupation, exposed as statues are to the elements, bird droppings and political winds. [...]

Published
2017

42. Would It Be Rude To Bring Our Own Popcorn?

Subjects
United States. Food and Drug Administration -- Health policy, Stick It In Detroit (Motion picture), Crassostrea -- Marketing, Crassostrea -- Laws, regulations and rules, Oysters -- Marketing, Oysters -- Laws, regulations and rules, Statues -- Design and construction, Company marketing practices, Government regulation, Political science
Abstract

Filmmaker Robert Phelps is hoping to 'break through' Detroit's 'very undeserved stigma' with his new project, 'Stick it In Detroit,' which 'for once' doesn't portray the city 'as a postapocalyptic [...]

Published
2009

43. Mediated debate, historical framing and public art: the Juan de Onate controversy in El Paso

Author

Perez, Frank G. and Ortega, Carlos F.

Subjects
Statues -- Design and construction, Public art -- Evaluation, Mexican Americans -- Social aspects, Ethnic, cultural, racial issues/studies
Abstract

The article addresses the nature and function of public art in shaping community identity by examining the public and civic debate that arose by the decision to install a Juan de Onate statue in El Paso, Texas, which triggered a local controversy. The authors argue that the Onate statue promotes the Hispanic framing of the city's history at the expense of its Mexican past and continues the historic exclusion of Chicanos from public space.

Published
2008

44. The Duchess of Cambridge gave birth to a boy weighing 8lb 7oz at St Mary's Hospital, London; he is fifth in line to the throne behind his elder sister, Charlotte, under the Succession to the Crown Act, 2013

Subjects
Duchesses -- Family, Queens -- Rites, ceremonies and celebrations, Birthdays, Voting rights activists -- Portrayals, Statues -- Design and construction, General interest, News, opinion and commentary, Political science, United Kingdom. Succession to the Crown Act 2013
Abstract

The Duchess of Cambridge gave birth to a boy weighing 8lb 7oz at St Mary's Hospital, London; he is fifth in line to the throne behind his elder sister, Charlotte, [...]

Published
2018

45. Oscar

Author

Klara, Robert

Subjects
Academy Awards, Statues -- Design and construction, Advertising, marketing and public relations, Business, general
Abstract

HE'S A TROPHY, A SYMBOL AND A LEGEND. THE STORY OF HOLLYWOOD'S ORIGINAL GOLDEN BOY. Face-lifts are nothing new in Hollywood, but the one that made the news last week [...]

Published
2016

46. Angel on my hard shoulder

Author

Glackin, Michael

Subjects
Statues -- Design and construction, Angels, Business, Business, international, Construction and materials industries
Abstract

Gateshead Council in the North-east of the UK has commissioned a 20 metre high statue of an angel with a wing span of 52 metres, to be located next to the main road into Newcastle. The Angel of the North has been designed by Antony Gormley and the project is estimated to cost 800,000 pounds sterling, with 75% of the cost coming from a National Lottery grant. The structure will weigh 200 tonnes and be built from steel by Hartlepool Steel Fabrications. Gateshead Council hopes to benefit from increased tourism, with a predicted 33 million people seeing the structure per year.

Published
1997

47. A 'Yuge' Rooster Statue Is Warmly Welcomed in China

Author

Ives, Mike

Subjects
President of the United States -- Portrayals, Statues -- Design and construction, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

HONG KONG -- President-elect Donald J. Trump's golden quiff, bushy eyebrows and preening gestures were immortalized this week in China -- though perhaps not in a way that he would [...]

Published
2016

48. Moscow just put up a statue to Kalashnikov, of AK-47 fame. Meet the sculptor

Author

Roth , Andrew

Subjects
Inventors -- Portrayals -- Appreciation, Sculptors -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes -- Public relations -- Works, Statues -- Design and construction, Company public relations, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry
Abstract

Byline: Andrew Roth MOSCOW -- If the Kremlin had a court sculptor, Salavat Scherbakov would be it. The 62-year-old artist has spent the past decade erecting homages to various heroes [...]

Published
2017

49. CARIBBEAN: French history on Martinique

Subjects
Martinique -- Description and travel -- History, Museums -- History -- Appreciation, Statues -- Design and construction, Business, international, Travel industry
Abstract

On Martinique, the grand estate houses are called 'habitations' and a number have been preserved as tourist attractions. One of the most fascinating is Le Musee de la Pagerie, which [...]

Published
2011

50. Here's your chance to stand next to Julian Assange -- kind of

Subjects
Political activists -- Portrayals, Reformers -- Portrayals, Social reformers -- Portrayals, Statues -- Design and construction, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

To listen to this broadcast, click here: http://cdn.pri.org/sites/default/files/pris-world/segment-audio/121520144.mp3 WikiLeaks' Julian Assange has been holed up in the Ecuadorian embassy in London for the past two-and-a-half years. But he may soon [...]

Published
2014

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