Continuing the Conversation

Continuing the Conversation is a public sculpture honoring Rosa Parks in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Located on the main campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), the artwork was created by Martin Dawe and unveiled in 2018.

Continuing the Conversation
Continuing the Conversation (2019)
ArtistMartin Dawe
Completion dateApril 5, 2018
MediumBronze, granite
SubjectRosa Parks
LocationGeorgia Tech, Atlanta, Georgia, United States

History

The idea for a monument honoring Rosa Parks at Georgia Tech was first put forward by Atlanta sculptor Martin Dawe. Dawe proposed the idea after noting that Parks died 50 years after her actions sparked the Montgomery bus boycott, with the artwork to be unveiled the day after the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.[1] Coincidentally, Dawe had recently completed a public art piece of King, a statue of him at the Georgia State Capitol.[1] Dawe proposed an artwork featuring two sculptures of Parks, with one of her at age 42 (when her actions started the boycott) and the other of her at age 92 (the age at which she died), with an empty seat between the two.[2] The cost of the project was $300,000 and was covered by donations from two Georgia Tech alumni.[1] The sculptures of Parks were bronzed in Utah,[1] and the granite used the artwork came from Elberton, Georgia.[3] The statue was unveiled on April 5, 2018, in a small area of the campus known as Harrison Square, named after former Tech President Edwin Harrison, who had desegregated Tech during his tenure.[3] Attendees at the unveiling included relatives of Harrison, King, and Parks.[3]

See also

References
  1. Bentley, Rosalind (March 1, 2018). "Rosa Parks statue to be unveiled at Georgia Tech on April 5". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Cox Enterprises. Archived from the original on July 20, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  2. "Sit With Rosa Parks - Two Of Her, Atlanta, Georgia". Roadside America. Archived from the original on July 20, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  3. Ouellette, Polly (April 14, 2018). "Statue commemorating Rosa Parks unveiled". Technique. Archived from the original on April 14, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
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