Monumental Women Jane Alexander, Viola Davis, America Ferrera, Rita Moreno, Zoe Saldana and Meryl Streep Portray Talking Statues in Central Park https://t2conline.com/monumental-women-jane-alexander-viola-davis-america-ferrera-rita-moreno-zoe-saldana-and-meryl-streep-portray-talking-statues-in-central-park/
According to the article, this is one of just three public sculptures of a Black woman in the UK. New sculpture of woman on phone unveiled in Stratford https://www.newhamrecorder.co.uk/news/new-sculpture-in-stratford-unveiled-1-6782411
Sculptor’s black ‘everywoman’ erected on public art walk in London Thomas J Price’s Reaching Out artwork is latest of relatively few public sculptures of black women in UK https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2020/aug/05/sculptor-thomas-j-price-black-everywoman-reaching-out-erected-at-public-art-walk-in-london
Kentucky Capitol’s first statue of woman will finally be unveiled in 2021 https://www.wlky.com/article/kentucky-capitols-first-statue-of-woman-will-finally-be-unveiled-in-2021/33525550
The Untold Story of the Black Women Fighting to Remove Racist Statues Black women at forefront of the movement are being erased from the conversation in favor of white celebrities. […]
While we advocate for more statues/monuments of women, we also need to examine the existing problematic ones. Statue of white woman holding hatchet and scalps sparks backlash in New England […]
When it comes to public statues, is there room in diversity for women? “Only 13 per cent of statues in the UK are named historical female figures, and only 7 […]
Bella Abzug, now more than ever: Build a statue in her honor
Commentary: Chicago played a big role in Mother Jones’ life. Why no statue for her? https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-statues-mother-jones-commemorate-20200714-zkuyuluodbaate2q226tyrmfn4-story.html
This is an American article, but more discussions like this need to happen. Statues of problematic men are coming down. Here’s who could replace them.
