RICHMOND, Va.—A rust-colored 1875 almanac, a cloth envelope, and a silver coin were found Wednesday in a time capsule that lay hidden beneath a towering statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Virginia for more than 130 years. As intriguing as the water-damaged items were, they’re not what many were expecting to see after…
1887 Time Capsule Found at Base of Lee Statue to Be Opened
RICHMOND, Va.—Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is scheduled to witness the opening Wednesday of a time capsule from 1887 that was buried under a towering statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond. The massive bronze equestrian statue of Lee was taken down in September. The time capsule was found Friday by crews working to…
Work Begins to Open 1887 Time Capsule Found Under Lee Statue
RICHMOND, Va.—A state conservator in Virginia began the delicate task Wednesday of trying to open a 134-year-old time capsule that had sat beneath a towering a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond. Chelsea Blake, a conservator with Virginia’s Department of Historic Resources, pressed a vibrating tool with a hard metal tip against…
Dubai Expo Offers Close-Up of Michelangelo’s David, but Only From Neck Up
DUBAI—Expo Dubai visitors hoping to see the 3-D twin of Michelangelo’s David in all its glory at Italy’s pavilion may be disappointed as only the statue’s head is visible to the public in a display slammed by some Italian media as self-censorship. The head and neck of the six-meter-tall (20-foot-tall) reproduction of the Renaissance statue…
University of Virginia Removes Statue of Revolutionary War Officer
In the latest addition to a list of historical monuments removed from the city of Charlottesville, Virginia, a statue of pioneer and Revolutionary War officer George Rogers Clark on Sunday left its pedestal on the University of Virginia (UVA) campus. George Rogers Clark was born in Albemarle County, where the UVA sits, in 1752. Dubbed…
Charlottesville Takes Down Statue of Lewis, Clark, and Sacagawea
The Charlottesville, Virginia, City Council voted unanimously to remove the a statue of Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and Sacagawea from the city following a special emergency meeting on Saturday afternoon. The decision was made shortly after the crew finished removing Charlottesville’s statues of Confederate commanders Robert E. Lee and Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson. The city council…
How Things Change: Defacing George Floyd Statue a Crime, Removing Teddy Roosevelt Statue Progress
Commentary Back in the olden days, the Swiss art historian Heinrich Wölfflin noted that “Not all things are possible at all times.” Wölfflin was talking about historical constraints in the realm of artistic style. Mondrian’s abstractions, for example, would not have been possible in the age of Rubens. The point can be generalized. Last summer,…
Statue of Slave Trader Toppled by BLM Protesters to Go on Public Display
The toppled statue of slave trader Edward Colston is to go on public display in Bristol. The bronze memorial to the 17th-century merchant was pulled down from its plinth during a Black Lives Matter protest on June 7 last year in the wake of the murder of George Floyd in the United States. It was…
Regina Council Votes to Remove Statue of Sir John A. Macdonald From Victoria Park
The Regina City Council has decided to remove the statue of Canada’s first prime minister from a park and put it in storage until a new location is found. In a 7-4 vote Wednesday, councilors voted in favour of removing the statue of Sir John A. Macdonald from the city’s Victoria Park and put it…
Abraham Lincoln Statue in Idaho Vandalized, No Permanent Damage
A statue of former President Abraham Lincoln was hit by vandals in Idaho. Boise police officers responded on Monday to a report of vandalism at the bronze statue in Julia Davis Park. They found the statue defaced with paint, feces, and signs. City crews arrived and cleaned up the mess. Officers are investigating and trying…
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