Unveiling Set for Labor Legacy Monument, August 28 in Detroit
Unveiling Set for Labor Legacy Monument, August 28 in Detroit
DETROIT, Aug. 24 The design for a major new work of art for downtown Detroit will be unveiled at ceremonies at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, August 28, in front of Hart Plaza on Jefferson Avenue. The Labor Legacy Landmark, planned to honor the working women and men who built Detroit and to project labor's vision for the future, is a gift of metro Detroit's labor movement to the people of the city on the occasion of Detroit's 300th birthday. A jury of five prominent representatives of the arts and labor communities picked the winning design in a months-long, blind competition among artists and sculptors from throughout the U.S. Michigan sculptors David Barr and Sergio DeGiusti, who collaborated in designing the winning model, will unveil their design on West Jefferson between the main entrance to Hart Plaza and the UAW-Ford National Programs Center in the former Veterans' Memorial Building, the site designated by the Detroit Recreation Department for construction of the monument, at 11:30 a.m. sharp. Gerald Bantom, president of the Michigan Labor Legacy Project; Donald Boggs, secretary-treasurer, and Ken Terry, trustee, will also participate, along with consulting architect Charles Merz. The U.S. Postal Service will have a special cancellation for the day at the site. The unveiling takes place immediately before the annual Labor Day Mobilization Luncheon in Cobo Hall, where some 500 union activists from throughout the metro area will gather to hear the winning artists and other speakers. The unveiling ceremony is free; tickets for the luncheon are available by calling 313-961-0800.
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