4 responses to “A Photo for Friday (Well, Sunday): “Somber””

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   OzarkHillbilly

   May 27, 2018 at 9:37 am

   Love the geometry.

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   al Ameda

   May 27, 2018 at 1:54 pm

   I must say, this strikes me in the same way as when I first saw the Vietnam War Memorial.

   It’s a place of somber reflection. In both cases I like the abstraction very much, it is very powerful, and in a way that no statue or ‘realist’ art could be.

   I hope to see the NMP&J someday

   Thank you very much Steven.

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   JohnMcC

   May 27, 2018 at 4:45 pm

   Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. As a native Alabaman the history of lynching and related terrorism has always found a way to chill my heart when I read and discover the endless horrors that ‘my people’ were silent about.

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   Steven L. Taylor

   May 27, 2018 at 10:05 pm

   @al Ameda: I had a similar thought when I visited. I was impressed both by the artistry but by the history represented.

   @JohnMcC: I am struck by the degree to which the history really isn’t taught or discussed.