Museum proposes melting Lee statue to make new artwork
A Virginia museum is proposing to melt down a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E
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A Virginia museum is proposing to melt down a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E
A proposal submitted by the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center could transform Charlottesville’s statue — and collective memory — of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee.
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The university wants the eight-member group to finish its work by the end of June.
41NBC News | WMGT-DT April 1, 2021 Georgia College participated in the Memory Project — a non-profit organization aimed at exchanging artwork with students worldwide. The students received a digital image from a child in Cameroon. Then they created a unique interpretation of it. “It’s really just been a great eye-opening project, and it was fun too,” said Laurie Gentry, a senior art student at the college. Gentry said she wanted the child to know her thoughts about her through the artwork. “From our students, and even myself, we find a real sense of community. Also, [it allows me to...