They found very few honouring specific women and no public art honouring a person of colour. However, this fall, the city plans to unveil a statue of Octavius V. Catto, a black Philadelphia writer, educator and activist. “We’re seeking a public reckoning with not just what is present but what is absent.”Farber stressed that this project is not about removing monuments. Hayes’ work addresses gender inequity. Elsewhere, artist Karyn Olivier covered a towering sculpture memorializing the 1777 Revolutionary War Battle of Germantown with mirrored plexiglass.

Source: National Post September 04, 2017 15:33 UTC