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Rodin Museum sculpture garden reopens to public
PARIS (AP) — There is a ray of light for Parisians who, like the rest of the French nation this weekend, begin to observe a tightened coronavirus curfew: The famous Rodin Museum sculpture gardens is reopening to visitors. Though the rococo museum, showcasing the world’s largest collection of Rodin...
Bronze statue of miner badly damaged in UP crash
HOUGHTON, Mich. (AP) — An iconic statue that celebrates the mining heritage of the Upper Peninsula has been badly damaged by a speeding car. The bronze statue of a miner has been near downtown Houghton since 1980. The right foot and left leg were broken off in the crash Sunday night. The miner's lunch pail...
At 78, a Memphis sculptor sees his work headed to museums
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The artist Luther Hampton sits at a table next to the bar at B.B. King’s Blues Club on Beale, drawing his own face on the sketch book in front of him. When someone sits down across from him, after an exchange of pleasantries, he asks for more coffee, turns the page and says...
Lee statue removed from US Capitol is now in Virginia museum
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Robert E. Lee statue that stood in the U.S. Capitol on behalf of the state of Virginia for 111 years has been taken to a museum in Richmond. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that the 700-pound bronze statue of Lee arrived Tuesday at the Virginia Museum of History & Culture....
As statues fall, protests rise, civil rights museums are key
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — In 1963, Margaret Walker’s neighbor, civil rights activist Medgar Evers, was assassinated by Byron De La Beckwith, a white supremacist, in Jackson, Mississippi. Then, 150 miles north of Jackson, Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated by James Earl Ray in Memphis, Tennessee....
Chinese court tells Dutch collector to return Buddha statue
BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese court has ordered a Dutch art collector to hand over a Buddha statue in the latest twist in a 3-year-old legal battle with villagers who say it was stolen from a temple. Residents of Yangchun, a village in the southeastern province of Fujian, say the statue is a 1,000-year-old...
Berlin district to keep 'comfort women' statue for now
BERLIN (AP) — A Berlin district mayor aims to leave a controversial statue commemorating women who were held as sex slaves by Japan during World War II in its place - at least for now, the local government said Thursday, after Japanese officials asked for the statue to be removed. In the longer term, the...
Artist brings authenticity to Rattler sculpture at FAMU
Brad Cooley Jr., whose seven-times life-sized bronze rattler sculpture recently ignited a social media stir upon its arrival on the campus of Florida A&M University, didn’t have to look far for creative inspiration. “I worked from an actual rattlesnake my Dad put in the freezer about 10 years...
White House Rose Garden adds Japanese American's sculpture
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House Rose Garden has a new addition, but it isn't a floral variety. Melania Trump announced Friday that artwork by Japanese American sculptor Isamu Noguchi has been installed on the east terrace of the famous garden, which she renovated earlier this year. Noguchi is the first...
Virginia's Franklin County won't move its Confederate statue
ROCKY MOUNT, Va. (AP) — Officials in southwestern Virginia's Franklin County have voted to keep a Confederate monument in place outside the courthouse. The Roanoke Times reports that the county supervisors took the vote on Tuesday. The statue of the Confederate soldier stands outside the Franklin County...
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