A bronze sculpture of the late Rev. Billy Graham was unveiled at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, with Christianity’s most prolific evangelist once known as “America’s Pastor” immortalized in the halls of Congress on behalf of his native North Carolina. Graham’s likeness, depicting the Charlotte-born minister with his archetypal gesture toward an open Bible in […]
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14.3 LB Wonderful Ocean Jasper Agate Druzy Flame Orbicular Reiki Statue
Kansas man pleads guilty to stealing Jackie Robinson statue, faces more than 19 years in jail
Ricky Alderete will be sentenced on July 1 for stealing the Jackie Robinson statue from McAdams Park in Wichita, Kansas, home of League 42. (Travis Heying/The Wichita Eagle via AP) The man who was arrested and charged in the theft of a Jackie Robinson statue from a youth baseball field in Wichita, Kansas, in February […]
MLK Commission, students in awe at unveiling of Daisy Bates statue in Washinton DC
WASHINGTON D.C. – Arkansas was represented at the nation’s capital on Wednesday as a statue of Daisy Bates was unveiled. The Arkansas Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission was there to celebrate as they have been doing their Dream Keepers Tour this week. Arkansas MLK. Commission holds anti-bullying campaign at Lincoln Memorial Among the many faces […]
Civil rights leader Daisy Bates to be honored with statue at US Capitol
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The late U.S. civil rights leader and journalist Daisy Bates, who was instrumental in desegregating Arkansas public schools in the 1950s, will be honored on Wednesday when a statue of her is unveiled at the U.S. Capitol. The bronze statue depicts Bates, who died in 1999 at the age […]
Wood Carving Figure Of The Three Saints of The West Buddhist Buddha Statue
roundabout ’round Gen. Palmer statue
(COLORADO SPRINGS) — According to the City of Colorado Springs, on Friday, May 3, a feasibility study was launched to determine if a roundabout should be installed at the intersection of Nevada Avenue and Platte Avenue, where the statue of General Palmer stands. The historic statue blocks visibility for drivers attempting to make a left […]
Powered by passion of art, 13-year-old designs National Park-themed Herky on Parade statue
When 13-year-old Archer Damschen woke up Wednesday, May 1, he told his mom it felt like his birthday. His self-designed, hand-painted “America’s Best Idea” Herky the Hawkeye statue was one of 99 Herkys on Parade revealed across Johnson County on Wednesday at 10 a.m. Damschen’s statue is adorned by illustrations of the Grand Canyon, the […]
After 96 Years, Archaeologists Finally Found the Missing Part of a Legendary Statue
In 1930, German archeologists uncovered the lower half of a massive statue, estimating that it likely originally stood some 23 feet tall. Now, U.S. and Egyptian archeologists have announced the discovery of the long-missing top half in thankfully pristine condition. A proposal has already been submitted to unite the bottom with the long-missing top half, […]