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fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
2 weeks ago

Trump eyes site near National Mall for 'Garden of American Heroes'

Donald Trump envisions his pet project as a sculpture park with 250 life-size, "realistic" statues made of marble, granite, bronze, copper and brass depicting a hodgepodge of historical figures-George Washington, Frederick Douglass, Kobe Bryant and Alex Trebek are all on the list. The president has said that the project will be completed in time for the US's semiquincentennial in July, but this seems increasingly unlikely, especially given that the sculptors who will create the garden's statues have not yet been announced.
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fromTheartnewspaper
9 months ago

Trump's Garden of American Heroes seeks artists for its 250 statues

The NEH seeks artists for a national sculpture park featuring diverse American heroes, amid public disapproval of the cultural initiatives.
Artists must produce statues within eight months, using materials they source themselves, for up to $200,000 per statue.
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