Cesar Chavez statue for UT -Austin
The unveiling of a statue of civil rights leader Cesar Chavez at The University of Texas at Austin has been scheduled for Oct. 9 as part of a celebration honoring his legacy for social justice. It will become the first statue of a Hispanic person on the 123-year-old campus.
Stacy Torres, chair of the university’s Cesar Chavez Statue Committee, said the artist, Pablo Eduardo of Gloucester, Mass., plans to complete the sculpture this spring. Work on the site preparation and foundation are expected to begin in early summer. The statue will be placed on the West Mall between attle Hall and the West Mall Office Building.
“Our committee is excited to move forward with plans for this historic event,” said Torres, a senior majoring in government and one of the Student Government leaders instrumental in moving the statue project forward in recent years. “The unveiling ceremony will be a day of great joy as we honor the life and legacy of Mr. Chavez and celebrate the contributions of students as the driving force of this project since its inception.”
Source: UT Newsletter Press release
More information about the project from the UT website The Life and Legacy of Cesar E. Chavez
April 19th, 2007 at 8:42 am
that is great!