Monumental Change

This is ground-breaking scholarship by someone who knows the terrain intimately--the history of monumental sculpture in the Western tradition, of American art, of slavery, of African-American struggles, of collective memory, of all the complex issues that intersect in these monuments. Dr. Ater initiated this research long before it became front-page news, and she approaches the topic with a balanced perspective rare in today's divisive atmosphere. It should be mandatory reading in universities (and elsewhere) across the nation.

I STUDIED FRENCH LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE, AND ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES AT THE UNIVERESITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK AND LOVED THE PROFESSORS, MY PEERS, AND THE INTERNSHIP AT NEH.GOV. I GOT TO INTERN IN THE WASHINGTON, D.C. AND HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO UTILISE MY ARTS AND HISTORY STUDIES.

Dr. Ater is certainly doing a great job which might be undervalued by some. A mandatory read for every conscious citizen of America. We have to know our history, and not only its glorious but also complex moments.