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blueiskewl · 6 months

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Foundry Workers Melt Down Charlottesville’s Robert E. Lee Statue

Eventually, an artist will be chosen to transform the bronze bars into a public art installation

The controversial bronze statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee that stood for nearly a century in Charlottesville, Virginia, has been melted down so that it may someday be transformed into a public art installation.

On Saturday, at a foundry in an undisclosed location in the American South, workers cut the infamous figure into small pieces, then fed those pieces into a 2,250-degree furnace. They poured the metal into molds for ingots, or rectangular bars, imprinted with the words “Swords Into Plowshares.” That’s the name of the project that will transform the divisive monument into a new piece of public art.

Only a small group of people, including a handful of journalists, was allowed to watch the melting. They were invited on the condition that they didn’t disclose the name or location of the foundry—or the identities of its workers—over fears of retaliation.

“The risk is being targeted by people of hate, having my business damaged, having threats to family and friends,” says the foundry’s owner, a Black man, to the Washington Post’s Teo Armus and Hadley Green.

Even so, the man added, “When you are approached with such an honor, especially to destroy hate, you have to do it.”

One particularly poignant moment occurred when foundry workers removed the statue’s face from the rest of the head.

“A man in heat-resistant attire pulled down his gold-plated visor, turned on his plasma torch and sliced into the face of Robert E. Lee,” writes Erin Thompson, an art historian at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice and author of Smashing Statues: The Rise and Fall of America’s Public Monuments, in a guest essay for the New York Times. “The hollow bronze head glowed green and purple as the flame burned through layers of patina and wax. Drops of molten red metal cascaded to the ground.”

The 21-foot-tall statue’s journey to this point was a long and complicated one. Commissioned in 1917 and installed in 1924, it loomed over a downtown Charlottesville park for decades.

In 2017, amid a broader national debate over Confederate monuments, white supremacists gathered in Charlottesville to protest the statue’s removal. During the “Unite the Right” rally, a man drove his car into a group of counter-protesters, killing 32-year-old Heather Heyer and injuring many others.

After years of legal battles, the statue finally came down in July 2021. The city donated it to the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center, which has been responsible for it ever since and leads the Swords Into Plowshares project.

Organizers had wanted to melt down the statue sooner, but they waited until a judge dismissed a lawsuit against the plan.

Because of the statue’s size, the melting process will take weeks. Once that work is finished, project organizers will move on to the next phase of their plan: choosing an artist who will transform the metal into something new.

“Humpty Dumpty couldn’t be put back together again,” said Reverend Isaac Collins, a Methodist minister in Charlottesville who spoke at the melting ceremony, per NPR’s Debbie Elliott. “We still have a lot of work to do, but this statue that has cost us so much, so much violence, so much hurt, so much bloodshed—it’s gone. And it’s never going to be put back together the way it was.”

By Sarah Kuta.

#Foundry Workers Melt Down Charlottesville’s Robert E. Lee Statue #robert e lee #Henry Shrady #Leo Lentelli #Walter Blair #unite the right #confederacy #hate #racism #sculpture #bronze sculpture #art #artist #art work #art world #art news

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elvain · 16 days

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You, Me, and The Multiverse, Too

“Alison,” Ororo said patiently. “I’ve seen you buy dresses without even bothering to go inside the store. You are a much better shopper than this. And it’s not like this is your first time going to a movie premiere. What’s making you so nervous?”

“Who said I was nervous?” Alison said defensively, stepping behind the screen to peel the dress off. She selected another one as she spoke: deep green with gold sequins along the wrists.

“You seem nervous,” Ororo said. “And don’t deny it.”

Alison didn’t even bother pulling the dress all the way up her hips. She already hated the way the fabric felt against her sensitive skin. “Fine. I’m nervous.”

“I’m shocked.”

“Are goddesses supposed to be this sarcastic?”

“This one is.”

read the rest on AO3. welcome to the latest MK fic extravaganza: jennifer walters and alison blaire telepathically linked and hunting a warlock across the multiverse! i am SO excited for this fic and i can't wait to see what everyone thinks. reblogs are encouraged/appreciated!

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mudwerks · 3 months

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Pauline Blair, Capt. W.J. Walter (LOC)

#Pauline Blair #Capt. W.J. Walter #vintage #publicity still #stage performer #1926 #LOC #Library of Congress

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ask-the-becile-boys · 3 months

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[Video Description: An animatic to the song 'Mean Mean Man' by Blair Crimmins and the Hookers. In it, the fanbot Hare Becile mocks his rival, Rabbit, along with The Spine and Zer0 (Zero) before climbing onto a bridge. There is an imaginary sequence of Hare pickpocketing, then having his money taken by The Skull. Hare then notices a portrait of Thadeus Becile watching him and is disturbed. In the present action, Hare tears down a Steam Powered Giraffe poster, balls it up, and throws it at Rabbit before descending from the bridge. The Jack pops out of a trashcan, accompanied by several tiny copper elephants that begin to dance. Rabbit tries to eat one of them, despite The Spine trying to stop her. Hare dances the Charleston with the copper elephants before kicking them away and climbing a nearby building. He trips and disappears from the roof, then reappears in the doorway with a top hat (on top of his regular hat) and cane. He dances down the stairs, then throws the top hat at the viewer. The scene transitions to Hare lounging, implying the whole thing was a daydream. He grins smugly at the camera. End VD]

#becile bots #steam powered giraffe #fanbots #animatic #hare becile #blair crimmins and the hookers #rabbit spg #rabbit walter #the spine spg #the spine walter #zer0 spg #zer0 walter #the skull becile #thadeus becile #the jack becile #animations #bonus update

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donnatroyprincessofthemyscira · 2 months

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Art Credit to Jims Wee Sketches

#Spider Woman #Jessica Drew #She Hulk #Jennifer Walters #Ms Marvel #Carol Danvers #Dazzler #Alison Blaire #Thanos

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comfortfoodcontent · 1 month

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Dazzler #14

Writer(s) Danny Fingeroth Penciler(s) Frank Springer Inker(s) Vince Colletta Colorist(s) Don Warfield Letterer(s) Joe Rosen Janice Chiang

#dazzler #alison blaire #mutants #x-men #she-hulk #jennifer walters #marvel #marvel comics #comics #comic art #danny fingeroth #frank springer #vince colletta

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mlbdraws · 1 year

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if a-force has million number of fans i am one of them. if a-force has ten fans i am one of them. if a-force has only one fan and that is me. if a-force has no fans, that means i am no longer on earth

#marvel #a force #dazzler #alison blaire #nico minoru #sister grimm #she hulk #jennifer walters #queen medusa #medusalith amaquelin #captain marvel #carol danvers #singularity #bluey #marvel comics #Fanart #digital art #artists on tumblr #artist favorites

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fuckyeahalisonblaire · 1 year

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Women of Marvel Oneshot

#women of marvel #dazzler #alison blaire #she-hulk #jennifer walters #cover #captain marvel #carol danvers #nico minoru #medusa

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excelsiorfics · 27 days

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Angel With A Shotgun

Date: Feb 16, 2024 Author: mattmurderock Rating: General Word Count/Status: 2,460 words/complete Ships: Alison Blaire/Jennifer Walters Characters: Alison Blaire, Jennifer Walters, AIM Agents Tags: Hostage Situation, Minor Violence, Superpowers, Die Hard References, Established Relationship

Summary: There's nothing in the world worse than breaking a nail on Valentine's Day. Nothing except being held hostage by a group of henchmen in ugly, yellow suits, of course.

#char: alison blaire #char: jennifer walters #dyn: alison blaire/jennifer walters #rating: gen #uni: 616 #tags: search and rescue #tags: established relationship #length: 1k to 5k #category: one-shot #status: complete #rel: f/f

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xfactor7aurora · 1 year

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Also just wanna get some non auraki art out there I swear I draw other X men!!

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elvain · 2 months

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Angel With A Shotgun

There was nothing worse than waking up in a place you didn’t recognize. Waking up was never a fun thing to do, but waking up somewhere you didn’t remember being was the absolute worst. It was usually what happened at frat parties. Or at least, at the ones Alison had attended in her youth.

Alison opened her dry, sticky eyes slowly, grimacing all the while. There was a bright, fluorescent bulb hanging directly above her. It was swaying slightly and shifted uncomfortably in and out of the corner of her eye every few seconds. Alison scowled at it for a second before she thought to take in the rest of her surroundings.

Her arms and legs tied to an uncomfortable wooden chair. Dark, grimy-looking warehouse. The smell of cigarette smoke and bad alcohol. The distant roar of traffic.

“Well,” Alison muttered to herself. “This is going to be trouble.”

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read more on AO3. welcome to the first ever Alison Blaire/Jennifer Walters fic and the birth of a new tag! please reblog, etc etc. :) happy femslash february

#writermk #mk.post #alison blaire #jennifer walters #alisonjen #jenalison #userbrieuc

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wdillustration · 4 months

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