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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

The year 2022 marks Harriet Tubman‘s 200th birthday. In celebration, a proud walking artist set out on a 400-mile journey to connect with the trailblazing abolitionist and her descendants. Kenneth ...

After a white sculptor’s work depicting Harriet Tubman received rave reviews, Philadelphia hired him to do another piece that would be on permanent display. But after complaints that the artist should ...

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 ...