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Monumentous Influence: Stephen Fairfield Helps Define the Real Value of Public Art to Cities and Communities

What can public art mean to the people and communities where it has been installed?

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Monumentous Impact, Sculpture

While it might not be a stated priority, there are few sculptors who would deny that creating a piece that becomes iconic isn’t somewhere in the back of their mind. The notoriety that something like “The Bean” or “Spoonbridge and Cherry” represents for a sculptor’s career is undeniable, but the impact that such pieces have […]

Monumentous Impact: Exploring the Distinctions Between “Public Art” and “Art in Public Places” with Caldwell Sculpture Studio

An interview with Judith Caldwell

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Monumentous Impact

The impact that a monument or sculpture can have on a community, on a city or even on an entire country can be recognized in multiple ways. The direct and indirect social and economic impact of such pieces has been proven to resonate across communities and regions of all sizes. Whether they’re privately commissioned, made […]

The Buffalo Soldier Memorial Honors the Past and Present of Junction City, Kansas

"We Can, We Will" and "Ready and Forward"

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Monumentous Memorials, North America, Sculpture, United States

Built to honor the 9th and 10th Horse Cavalry Regiment units that were stationed at Fort Riley and in Junction City, Kansas, the Buffalo Soldier Memorial pays tribute to the soldiers that served the United States in both peace and war. Like other monuments in Junction City, the Buffalo Soldier Memorial connects the past and […]

Monumentous World: The Obscure and Outstanding Monuments in Vancouver, Canada

Digital Orca, the Angel of Victory and many more

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Monumentous World, North America

Vancouver is British Columbia’s largest city and has numerous monuments that are famous across Canada and beyond. The statue of “Gassy Jack” helps to connect the past to the present and future of the city while the activities and attractions of Stanley Park have been able to attract audiences by the millions. However, these notable […]

Monumentous World: The Obscure and Outstanding Monuments in Melbourne, Australia

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Monumentous World, Oceania

While monuments like the Shrine of Remembrance provide tourists with a notable landmark to focus their trip around, Melbourne, Australia features many other significant attractions. Not all of them have the scope and scale of the Shrine, but all of them have helped the city to form a unique identity in relation to the rest […]

Cathedral Park Forms an Important Part of the Santa Fe Historic District

The History and Culture of Santa Fe

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Monumentous Identity, North America, Park, United States

Located next to the historic Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis, Cathedral Park in Santa Fe, New Mexico is more than just a place for people to gather. By providing visitors with a serene environment that showcases the history of the city along with some stunning pieces of sculpture, Cathedral Park has become an important part […]

Manneken Pis Becomes the Icon of Brussels

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Europe, Monumentous Icons, Sculpture

Brussels, Belgium has become known for everything from chocolate to structures like the Grand Place and Atomium that have come to define the landscape. No matter how famous such things become though, none of them can match the notoriety of Manneken Pis (meaning “peeing boy” in Dutch) since it has become the unofficial icon of […]