Art & Design Public Art Examines Freedom and Slavery at Declaration House Sonya Clark puts fresh eyes on Thomas Jefferson’s legacy with Monument Lab project
Urbanism Partial Collapse of Graffiti Pier Leaves Future Park Plans in Limbo Structural damage at Port Richmond’s outdoor art space shocks and concerns its supporters
Art & Design Exhibition Chronicles Women in Public Art A collaboration between the Historical Society of Pennsylvania and the Association for Public Art focuses on female artists with “Public Art in Philadelphia: A Legacy Shaped by Women”
Art & Design Courthouse Time Machine Connects Philly with 1995 Ann de Forest has this love letter to the mural inside the Criminal Justice Center at 1301 Filbert Street
Preservation Op-Ed: Don’t Let Temporary Monument Overshadow Neglected Black History in Philly Keshler Thibert applauds the arrival of the traveling Harriet Tubman memorial at City Hall, but says it shouldn’t distract us from saving local African American landmarks
Art & Design A Symbol of Survival and Hope Returns to the Parkway After 30 years in storage, “Maja,” a Bauhaus sculpture that evaded destruction in Nazi Germany, graces Philadelphia’s grand boulevard again
History Six Perspectives on Historic Monuments and the Battle Over Civic Space Joseph Brin sits down with experts in the fields of public art, law, religion, education, and architecture to get their thoughts on the debate surrounding monument removal
History Philadelphia’s Forgotten Forebears: How Pennsylvania Erased the Lenape From Local History In this poignant essay Dan Shurley looks at the mistreatment of the Lenape in Pennsylvania and how historic Philadelphia still manages to misrepresent and largely ignore the city’s native people
