I think you have really hit the nail on the head. The
men who actually raised that flag should be in the
monument. They are not anonymous. They have names,
faces, and identities, and they are representative of
ALL AMERICANS!
Thanks for the opportunity to voice my opinion,
Barbara
--- "Panza, Robin" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >>>>From: Jay Heuman [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> If they want to design a "generalized, symbolic,
> abstracted version," they
> wouldn't be basing it on a verifiable photograph of
> three specific men . . .
> would they? Simply put, they ought to find some
> other source -- or, even
> better, they ought to be creative and design
> something original!<<<<
>
> This, to me, is the crux of the controversy. An
> original design that
> commemmorates as assortment of people (races,
> professions, whatever)
> involved in the tragedy and recovery is cool. A
> recreation of an existing
> photograph is cool. But to take a widely-seen
> photograph and change the
> people in it is offensive to many. Adulteration of
> a well-known image is
> the stuff of parody, of satire, a strange
> juxtaposition to the intended
> meaning of the sculpture.
>
> Robin K Panza
> Section of Birds, Carnegie Museum of Natural History
> 4400 Forbes Ave.
> Pittsburgh PA 15213 USA
> phone: 412-622-3255
> fax: 412-622-8837
> [log in to unmask]
>
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