NEWARK, N.J. — A new monument honoring Underground Railroad conductor Harriet Tubman was unveiled Thursday in downtown Newark, New Jersey.
"Shadow of a Face" sits in the town's newly created Arts and Education District, replacing a statue of Christopher Columbus.
The multi-sensory exhibit offers viewers a new take on historic monuments, with a partnership with Audible providing an auditory experience, in addition to visual and touch. The city issued a nationwide call for artists to apply to produce the piece, and Nina Cooke John was one of five finalists city officials and members chosen.
Arts and Cultural affairs director at the City of Newark fayemi shakur spearheaded the project for the town, sharing the importance it has to the city specifically. The creation of the project took over two years, and was funded by the city, Audible and the Mellon Foundation's Monument Project, a 2020 initiative focusing on creating monuments throughout the nation of those"who have often been denied historical recognition."
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