CITY OFFICIALS CAME UNDER FIRE LAST YEAR FOR COMMISSIONING A WHITE ARTIST TO COMPLETE THE STATUE WITHOUT HOLDING AN OPEN COMPETITION, ALLOWING BLACK ARTISTS A CHANCE TO CREATE A PIECE OF PUBLIC ART.
CITY OFFICIALS CAME UNDER FIRE LAST YEAR FOR COMMISSIONING A WHITE ARTIST TO COMPLETE THE STATUE WITHOUT HOLDING AN OPEN COMPETITION, ALLOWING BLACK ARTISTS A CHANCE TO CREATE A PIECE OF PUBLIC ART.
