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What the statue of a kneeling enslaved man in the Emancipation Memorial of 1876 tells us about its history − an art historian explains
The striking Emancipation Memorial statue in Washington, D.C., shows Abraham Lincoln standing, while a man wearing only a loincloth is appearing to rise from a kneeling position. The face in the ...
Why a life-size Gandhi statue is moving to one of NC’s largest Indian-American communities
The life-size statue, 5 tons including its base, depicts Gandhi holding a walking stick, wearing glasses, sandals, a ...
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Christ of the Earthquakes, 1750-70.
The Jesus wears a demure skirt, which the statue itself also wears. The skirt, rather than a loincloth, is somewhat unusual on the crucified Christ, and it distinguishes Christ of the Earthquakes from ...