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Editors note: This obituary was originally publised on richardhuntsculptor.com.

Editors note: This obituary was originally publised on richardhuntsculptor.com.

Richard Hunt, a legendary Chicago sculpture who welded steel to honor Black history, has died at 88.

The sculptor, who was committed to civil rights, recently completed a monument to Emmett Till

Richard Hunt, a descendant of enslaved people who in the last half of the twentieth century rose to become the world’s preeminent African American abstract sculptor, died on December 16 at his home in Chicago.

The prolific Chicago artist created more than 160 commissioned public art pieces across the US that drew praise from presidents

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Cities in the metro Atlanta area will be celebrating Juneteenth this week with food, music, an author event, a panel discussion, a health fair and other activities.

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