On this day in 1991: Paul Hardin, chancellor of UNC Chapel Hill, announces that “The Student Body,” a bronze sculpture labeled racist and sexist by some students, will be moved to a less conspicuous site after being vandalized. Four of the seven figures have provoked heated opposition: a black man in a basketball uniform spinning […]
Posts Tagged ‘julia balk’
Campus was no place for ‘Student Body’
Posted in On This Day, tagged art controversies, julia balk, paul hardin, unc chapel hill on January 14, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
Link dump demands tenure for statues
Posted in History, Tar Heelia, tagged battle of hatteras, confederate statues, julia balk, silent sam statue, thermopylae, thomas clingman, unc chapel hill on September 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
— Agree or disagree, Silent Sam disputants? “We honor people for the good they do, and for their honorableness, and not for their mistakes.” — Speaking of Sam, I’m reminded of another contentious piece of campus statuary — one that was sent into exile and stripped of two of its figures. — Capturing Hatteras gave […]
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