Events

Monuments and Social Justice

Thursday, September 24, 2020 4pm–5.30pm

The Arthur Ross Gallery presents a panel discussion on the removal of monuments throughout the US (and abroad) as symbols of racism and oppression.

Moderated by

Lynn Marsden-Atlass Arthur Ross Gallery Executive Director and University Curator

Panelists

Patricia Wilson Aden President & CEO, African American Museum in Philadelphia

David Brownlee Frances Shapiro-Weitzenhoffer Professor Emeritus of 19th Century European Art

Sharon Hayes Professor of Fine Arts, Weitzman School of Design, University of Pennsylvania

Ken Lum Marilyn Jordan Taylor Presidential Professor, Chair of Fine Arts, Weitzman School of Design, University of Pennsylvania

Randall F. Mason Associate Professor, Historic Preservation, Weitzman School of Design, University of Pennsylvania

Workers box up the statue of Christopher Columbus in Marconi Plaza (Emma Lee/WHYY)

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