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Erin Thompson, "Smashing Statues"

Erin Thompson, "Smashing Statues"

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February 14, 20221h 0m

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Since the summer of 2020, roughly 214 public monuments have been taken down across the United States, either through official processes or by force. Erin Thompson, professor of art crime at the City University of New York and the author of "Smashing Statues," talks about the history of American monuments, the motivations for putting them up, and the current debates over which ones should be taken down.   

 

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