The process for adding a statue honoring Harriet Tubman outside City Hall reached a pivotal stage Wednesday, when the Philadelphia Art Commission unanimously gave its final approval to the project.

Artist Alvin Pettit talks about his concept for a statue of Harriet Tubman. She is armed with a long gun across her back and a sword and pistol in her belt. She stands on a mound of chains and ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Philadelphia officials announced the artist on Monday who will design the new statue of Harriet Tubman. Alvin Petit was selected to sculpt the historic work. Petit says his ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The city of Philadelphia has picked the winning design for a Harriet Tubman statue outside City Hall after facing criticism over its original choice of a white artist who'd been ...

Philadelphia has put public art controversy in its rearview mirror, and is moving forward with its plans for a Harriet Tubman memorial, choosing a design by Alvin Pettit from the five finalist ...

The city of Philadelphia has picked the winning design for a Harriet Tubman statue outside City Hall after facing criticism over its original choice of a white artist who’d been selected without ...

Wesley Wofford's touring Harriet Tubman statue struck a chord, but should it automatically be selected as a permanent addition by the city? Wesley Wofford, Harriet Tubman: The Journey to Freedom in ...

The city of Philadelphia is calling all artists forward for a chance to create a new Harriet Tubman statue after receiving backlash from the community over the project's initial commission. The Office ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Artist Alvin Pettit is in charge of designing the statue of Harriet Tubman outside Philadelphia's City Hall. The statue will be the city's first-ever public work that honors a ...

It might seem that hand-threaded beads and blown glass wouldn’t lend themselves to depicting rank ugliness. Nor to provoking unruly laughter. But Joyce J. Scott’s art — angry, raucous and shamelessly ...

Last year, Annette Hubbell, a white actor in San Diego, sued the San Diego County Library after it canceled a scheduled performance of her one-woman show, “Women Warriors,” which includes portrayals ...