After a restoration darkened the hue of a statue at the birthplace of the French writer, complaints ensued — then vandalism.
Tag: Monuments and Memorials (Structures)
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When Cultural Heritage Becomes a Battlefront
Against the appalling human cost of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, its cultural toll may feel insignificant. But tallying the damage shows how central it is to the conflict.
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Richard Shelby, One of the Last Big Senate Spenders, ‘Got Everything’ for Alabama
Senator Richard C. Shelby made the most of his perch on the committee that controls federal spending. Now he’s leaving Congress, where his way of doing business is a fading art.
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Overlooked No More: Audrey Munson, Forgotten but, Living On in Sculptures, Not Gone
Called “the American Venus,” she was a model immortalized by sculptors, her image remaining visible in monuments across New York City.