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Philadelphia Inquirer - June 11, 2010
Posted Jun 11, 2010 -- webcomm
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Philadelphia Inquirer
A 134-year old bust of Bishop Richard Allen that was once lost was recently found in the library of America's oldest black-owned college. Perched atop the library reference desk at Ohio's Wilberforce University was the 3-foot tall white, Italian marble bust that survived a train wreck and a tornado. "This is the first African-American public sculptural project," said Susanna Gold of the Tyler School of Art at Temple. This was "a public project that was provided by, and sponsored by African-Americans and dedicated to an African-American. It's exciting to bring it back home." The bust, on loan for a year, will be unveiled next week at the First District AME headquarters, at 3801 Market St.