Great conversation in class today everyone! I promised I would look up and share a few things, so here are some resources.

First, here’s a video on the lost wax casting method used to make bronze sculptures:

Leia did some digging on the urban legend regarding equestrian monuments and hoof symbolism (gist: it’s not true)

Equestrian Statue Code

I also wanted to share with you all the resource from the Southern Poverty Law Center regarding Confederate monuments, which have become lightning rods of controversy recently.

https://www.splcenter.org/20190201/whose-heritage-public-symbols-confederacy

I think some of the most interesting solutions that think about what to do with controversial monuments actually come from artists. You can see some of them here:

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/10/opinion/charlottesville-confederate-monuments.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/24/t-magazine/confederate-monuments-reimagined-racism.html