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I Am Queen Mary (statue)
''I Am Queen Mary'' is a statue in Copenhagen, Denmark of Mary Thomas, a leader of the 1878 "Fireburn" labor revolt in St. Croix, a former Danish colony now part of the U.S. Virgin Islands. The statue, created by artists Jeannette Ehlers and La Vaughn Belle, was unveiled in March 2018 outside the Danish West Indian Warehouse, in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the sale and transfer of the Danish West Indies. It is the first public monument in Denmark to honor a Black woman and represent Denmark's colonial past. The statue suffered significant damage during a storm on December 27, 2020, leaving it irreparable. Since then, only the plinth remains, as Belle and Ehlers continue to source a permanent bronze version of the statue. Overview At approximately tall, the statue depicts Thomas seated on a throne, staring ahead, with bare feet, a head wrap, a torch in her left hand, and a sugarcane cutting tool in her right hand. The torch and sugarcane cutting tool symbolize re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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