The Hannah Duston Memorial is a 35-foot statue in Boscawen, New Hampshire, that commemorates the legacy of Hannah Duston. Built on the very spot where her legend was born, the monument has come to represent a complicated legacy related to several eras of American history, highlighting the power that monuments can represent to various people […]
The Lenin Statue is a literal relic of a different era, created for the communist republic of what was then Czechoslovakia. Transported across the world to the Fremont neighborhood in Seattle, Washington, the piece has become one of Seattle’s most visible pieces of art. It has been able to drive considerable interest and activity to […]
Officially known as the Electric Lady Studio Guitar but more often referred to as the Jimi Hendrix Statue, a life-size bronze sculpture of Jimi Hendrix is located at the intersection of Broadway and Pine Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. Like other statues that depict a famous resident of the area, the […]
Serving as the unofficial mascot of Pike Place Market, Rachel the Piggybank illustrates what it can mean when a monument becomes an icon that cultivates interest and engagement from all types of audiences. Doing so has allowed a pig to become an attraction for a market that is best known for fish while also collecting […]
Monuments of all sizes and types have come to dominate the landscape and skyline of Seattle, Washington. The Space Needle has become an icon for the entire region, while the Fremont Troll showcases what it can mean to imagine how an empty space can create an identity for an entire neighborhood. Monuments have transformed entire […]
Sculptures and other pieces of public art have the ability to redefine a space and represent entire communities. These sorts of transformations can occur at various levels and in different ways, but such distinctions are always the result of an idea or feeling that takes literal shape. Doing so at multiple scales is the focus […]
The tradition of jazz is celebrated in various locations and in many ways across New Orleans, Louisiana. Located in the heart of the French Quarter, Café Beignet Bourbon has been able to be part of doing so in a prominent way with the creation of Musical Legends Park, which is dedicated to the preservation of […]