Two public art installations in Dallas-Fort Worth were nominated as a Top 100 CODAaward finalist. Voting is open through July 2.
The CODAawards is an international art competition that celebrates projects that"successfully integrate commissioned art into interior, architectural, or public spaces."The general public has the opportunity to vote on 100 large-scale community artworks from around the world that have been nominated for the award.
The site marks where Patrick Jenning, the Rev. Samuel Smith and Cato Miller were lynched in 1860 after being wrongfully accused of starting a slave revolt. The work is inspired the words of Dr. George Keaton, that this memorial “will be a reverent reminder that lynchings happened on the ground we walk on every day.”
Built like a sundial, the memorial highlights the dates and names of each victim of racially motivated lynchings and hangings from the time of slavery to the Jim Crow era in Dallas.This public art installation honors local community leader William H. Wilburn Sr. and is inspired by the natural beauty and rich history of Lake Como Park.
The steel sculpture has text excerpts from The Lake Como Weekly archives and other historically relevant documents engraved on the sides.The goal of this artwork was to showcase the unique qualities of the Lake Como community and to share its story with future generations.
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