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See historic bronzes displayed in MFA’s prized — and now doomed — Benin Kingdom Gallery
The wealthy donor who pledged them to the museum asked they be returned to him amid talks to transfer ownership to their ...
In an extraordinary move, MFA to return prized African art to wealthy donor and close gallery
The museum had sought to transfer ownership of 30 historic bronzes, originally plundered in a bloody colonial raid, to the ...
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Black Civil War soldiers to be honored with 7-foot bronze monument
Meanwhile, the sculpting team of Paul DiPasquale and Rick Weaver began work on the seven-foot bronze statue. Having previously collaborated on African American public sculptures and portraits ...
Zimbabwe stone carvers seek a revival as an Oxford exhibition confronts British colonial past
A collection of Zimbabwean stone sculptures will be part of an Oxford exhibition meant to 'contextualize' the legacy of ...
New Harriet Tubman sculpture in St. Petersburg inspires young storytellers
Students observe and inspect the 13-foot bronze statue, Harriet Tubman — The Beacon of Hope, created by award-winning ...
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Russia's Wagner founder honoured with statue in Central African Republic
A bronze statue of Yevgeny Prigozhin, the late leader of Russia's Wagner paramilitary mercenary group, has been erected in the capital of the Central African Republic (CAR). The monument to ...
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Zimbabwe's stone carvers seek a revival as an Oxford exhibition confronts a British colonial legacy
It included enclosing Rhodes’ statue in glass, installing 100 life-size bronze statues of African liberation fighters and ...