| Continuing the Conversation | |
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| Artist | Martin Dawe |
| Completion date | April 5, 2018 |
| Medium | Bronze,granite |
| Subject | Rosa Parks |
| Location | Georgia Tech,Atlanta,Georgia,United States |
Continuing the Conversation is a publicsculpture honoringRosa Parks inAtlanta,Georgia,United States. Located on themain campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), the artwork was created by Martin Dawe and unveiled in 2018.
The idea for amonument honoringRosa Parks atGeorgia Tech was first put forward byAtlanta sculptor Martin Dawe. Dawe proposed the idea after noting that Parks died 50 years after her actions sparked theMontgomery bus boycott, with the artwork to be unveiled the day after the 50th anniversary of theassassination of Martin Luther King Jr.[1] Coincidentally, Dawe had recently completed a public art piece of King, astatue of him at theGeorgia State Capitol.[1] Dawe proposed an artwork featuring two sculptures of Parks, with one of her at age 42 (when her actions started the boycott) and the other of her at age 92 (the age at which she died), with an empty seat between the two.[2] The cost of the project was $300,000 and was covered by donations from two Georgia Techalumni.[1] The sculptures of Parks werebronzed inUtah,[1] and thegranite used the artwork came fromElberton, Georgia.[3] The statue was unveiled on April 5, 2018, in a small area of the campus known as Harrison Square, named after former Tech President Edwin Harrison, who haddesegregated Tech during his tenure.[3] Attendees at the unveiling included relatives of Harrison, King, and Parks.[3]
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