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Jan 25, 2023 · Standing atop the grandiose state courthouse is a shimmering, golden eight-foot female sculpture, emerging from a pink lotus flower and wearing Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s signature lace collar.
- The Lace Collar
- An ‘Anti-Monument’ Monument
- The Sister Statue ‘Witness’
The statue wears a lace collar around its neck, which Sikander has explained is meant to resemble the collar worn by the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Ginsburg, who died in 2020 and sat on the Supreme Court for 27 years, has come to be seen by many abortion activists, such as the group “Ruth Sent Us,” as a symbol of female empower...
Since 1900, the New York City courthouse has displayed a collection of statues of men significant to the development of law, including Moses, Byzantine Emperor Justinian, and Confucius. The New York Times ran a glowing feature of the new statue, titled “Move Over Moses and Zoroaster: Manhattan Has a New Female Lawgiver.” By depicting a naked, horne...
The courthouse statue is one piece of a pair, with its sister statue “Witness” displayed in nearby Madison Square Park. The park statue is identical to its partner save for a hooped skirt, which is meant to resemble the dome of the New York City courthouse. Along the figure’s hoop skirt are mosaic swirls that spell the word “Havah.” A Hebrew, Arabi...
Medieval Art. Head of a Woman. Byzantine. 5th century. On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 301. This head, like the others here, was once part of a larger statue. Each portrait is missing the inlays for the eyes, which would have enhanced the realism of the portraits.
Jul 31, 2015 · Bryant Park, Manhattan. Statue of Gertrude Stein in Bryant Park (photo by Arnoldius, via Wikimedia) In 1992, a bronze by Jo Davidson of Gertrude Stein was installed in Bryant Park, the first...
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Jennings Graham’s statue will be located next to Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan—a fitting choice for the woman who helped bring an end to segregation on New York transit.
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Aug 26, 2020 · On Wednesday, a 14-foot-tall bronze statue depicting famed suffragists Sojourner Truth, Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton made its debut in New York City’s Central Park.
Aug 2, 2018 · Just as the controversial J Marion Sims statue was taken down from Central Park earlier this year, other initiatives to honor women in public artworks are popping up in New York City.
