Art Shapes History
Art Shapes History | | | | | | |
Leila Hinton
HIS 122-02 PR
Dr. Howlett
11-15-2012
Outline I. Introduction * Thesis * Location of monuments was important * Art and architecture from foreign nations to the United States * African Americans were treated as second class citizens * Hostility from white Americans II. Statue of Liberty * Gifted by the French * Multiple layers of inspiration * Rejection of reinstating French monarchy * Congratulations for the Union for winning the Civil War * Display freedom of African American slaves * Chains were removed due to potential rejection from the sensitive South III. The Belgian Pavilion * Located at Virginia Union University * Gifted by Belgium * Movement of the building * NYC World’s Fair in 1939 * Transported to VUU in 1941 * Cost was too high to send it to Belgium * War was destroying their country * VUU could afford to move it IV. Arthur Ashe statue * Located on Monument Avenue * Only African American represented * Much controversy over placement of the statue * Monument Ave. traditionally represented the Confederacy * The issue was with race relations * The statue was unveiled in 1996 V. Connections * The Arthur Ashe statue and the Belgian Pavilion * Different attitudes on location * Both located in Richmond * The Belgian Pavilion and Statue of Liberty * Both countries contributed something VI. Conclusion * Recap comparisons * Closing statement about how all this has shaped American history
After the Civil War, some foreign nations, such as France and Belgium, were inspired by the events of the war and the circumstances of newly freed African Americans and therefore wanted to create monuments
Leila Hinton
HIS 122-02 PR
Dr. Howlett
11-15-2012
Outline I. Introduction * Thesis * Location of monuments was important * Art and architecture from foreign nations to the United States * African Americans were treated as second class citizens * Hostility from white Americans II. Statue of Liberty * Gifted by the French * Multiple layers of inspiration * Rejection of reinstating French monarchy * Congratulations for the Union for winning the Civil War * Display freedom of African American slaves * Chains were removed due to potential rejection from the sensitive South III. The Belgian Pavilion * Located at Virginia Union University * Gifted by Belgium * Movement of the building * NYC World’s Fair in 1939 * Transported to VUU in 1941 * Cost was too high to send it to Belgium * War was destroying their country * VUU could afford to move it IV. Arthur Ashe statue * Located on Monument Avenue * Only African American represented * Much controversy over placement of the statue * Monument Ave. traditionally represented the Confederacy * The issue was with race relations * The statue was unveiled in 1996 V. Connections * The Arthur Ashe statue and the Belgian Pavilion * Different attitudes on location * Both located in Richmond * The Belgian Pavilion and Statue of Liberty * Both countries contributed something VI. Conclusion * Recap comparisons * Closing statement about how all this has shaped American history
After the Civil War, some foreign nations, such as France and Belgium, were inspired by the events of the war and the circumstances of newly freed African Americans and therefore wanted to create monuments
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