"Spoons"
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One of eight outdoor sculptures in the Coffee Cup Collaborative, a public art project that honors Greensboro, NC's place in civil rights history.
Waymark Code: WM6P0B
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 06/29/2009
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To commemorate the request for a cup of coffee as the first words spoken in protest against segregated eating facilities, eight North Carolina artists were selected to design individual bronze cups to be displayed at strategic points around the city of Greensboro to build public awareness, promote conversation and encourage dialogue.
"Spoons"
Artist: Leo Morrissey, Winston Salem, NC
Location: Carolina Theatre, 310 S. Greene St., Greensboro, NC
Artist's remarks:
"My sculpture incorporates three simple and recognizable images: a coffee cup, spoons, and profiles of individuals. Singularly not remarkable, together symbolically important: The cup represents the historically important sit-in, the profiles are of students (so often the catalyst of change) and the spoons represent the nature of students as individuals and as a group to stir things up."
Civil Right Type: Not listed
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