On Saturday, Washington D.C.’s leaders will unveil a statue of the late “Mayor for Life,” Marion Barry. WUSA9 talked to the statue’s artist about his inspiration for the piece. Author: Stephanie Ramirez Published: 11:33 PM EST February 27, 2018 On Saturday, Washington D.C.’s leaders will unveil a statue of the late “Mayor for Life,” Marion Barry. The […]
This time as a permanent 8-foot bronze statue on Pennsylvania Avenue NW TOM SHERWOOD FEB 26, 2018 11 AM If Marion Barry cut a larger-than-life figure in city politics for 50 years, get ready for his next act. Barry is back. Scores of critics will be inflamed anew, his supporters happy to see their old friend Boss Barry […]
February 21, 2018 Tatyana Hopkins – Washington Informer Contributing Writer Plans to memorialize Marion Barry Jr. began soon after he died at the age of 78 in November 2014. More than three years later, the “Mayor for Life” will rise again in the form of an eight-foot bronze statue to be placed outside of John A. […]
By Roxanne Roberts February 1 When Cora Masters Barry met Steven Weitzman in 2016, she knew only two things about him. She knew that he was the artist selected by the city to create a bronze sculpture of her late husband, four-time Washington Mayor Marion Barry. And she knew that he was white. Barry admired Weitzman’s model […]
The eight-foot-tall statue will be unveiled outside the John A. Wilson Building By Michelle Goldchain@goldchainam In November 2014, former D.C. Mayor Marion Barry, Jr. passed away at the age of 78, and since then, there have been plans to memorialize him with a statue. The $300,000, eight-foot-tall statue will be installed outside the John A. Wilson […]
Unlikely friendship forges after DC chooses white artist for Barry’s tribute The Washington Post Feb 4, 2018 WASHINGTON – When Cora Masters Barry met Steven Weitzman in 2016, she knew only two things about him. She knew that he was the artist selected by the city to create a bronze sculpture of her late husband, […]
Roxanne Roberts, The Washington Post WASHINGTON – When Cora Masters Barry met Steven Weitzman in 2016, she knew only two things about him. She knew that he was the artist selected by the city to create a bronze sculpture of her late husband, four-time Washington, D.C., mayor Marion Barry. And she knew that he was […]
By Paul Schwartzman November 7, 2017 Email the author As much as anything, D.C. is a city of magisterial memorials to the dead. Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln — even Sonny Bono — are among the many who have inspired monuments of one form or another after drawing their final breaths. Now add Marion S. Barry Jr. — he of four mayoral terms, three […]
Armando Trull The design for a new statue honoring D.C. former “mayor for life” Marion Barry was presented to city leaders last week. A friend of Barry’s was the model for the eight-foot clay mold, which will be cast into a larger-than-life bronze statue by artist Steven Weitzman. After it is cast and transported, the statue of […]
Photos: A Peek At The Forthcoming Marion Barry Memorial Statue BY RACHEL KURZIUS IN NEWS ON OCT 30, 2017 4:35 PM The memorial statue of D.C. “Mayor for Life” Marion Barry is one step closer to completion. Weitzman Studios in Maryland created a full-body 8 foot clay model of the former mayor, councilmember, and civil rights leader, who died in […]
The eight-foot-tall statue will be unveiled March 2018 outside the John A. Wilson Building By Michelle Goldchain@goldchainam Oct 30, 2017, 9:55am EDT Marion “Mayor for Life” Barry is known for many things. He’s known for being elected mayor four times, his time in the D.C. Council, and a scandal that led to him being convicted of a […]
By Nick Iannelli | @NickWTOPOctober 27, 2017 8:44 am WASHINGTON — Nearly 3 years after Marion Barry’s death, a bronze statue of the legendary former D.C. mayor is taking shape, and photos released this week provide a sneak peak at what the memorial will look like.Pictures from artists at Weitzman Studios in Maryland show a full-body clay model […]
WRITTEN BY AMANDA WHITING | PUBLISHED ON AUGUST 24, 2017 If everything goes as planned, starting next March, visitors to the Wilson Building, DC’s city hall, will be greeted by an eight-foot bronze of former mayor Marion Barry waving outside. Maryland sculptor Steven Weitzman was awarded the job by a panel, selected through the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, that included […]
An 8-foot statue of “Mayor for Life” Marion Barry is taking shape. It’s set to be erected outside the John A. Wilson Building in downtown D.C. News4’s Tom Sherwood spoke with the sculptor, Steven Weitzman, on what he wanted to show. (Published Thursday, Apr 20, 2017) Original Source: NBC Washington
An 8-foot statue of “Mayor for Life” Marion Barry is taking shape. It’s set to be erected outside the John A. Wilson Building in downtown D.C. News4’s Tom Sherwood spoke with the sculptor, Steven Weitzman, on what he wanted to show. http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Permanent-Tribute-For-Marion-_The-Mayor-For-Life_-Barry-Takes-Shape_Washington-DC-420022543.html
by: Hamil Harris Special to the AFRO / (Photo by Rob Roberts) / March 9, 2017 The replica of a statue of former D.C. Mayor Marion Barry — who was known as the city’s mayor for life — was unveiled at the John Wilson building on what would have been his 81st birthday. Mayor Muriel Bowser and […]
Posted On : March 7th, 2017 | Updated On : March 7th, 2017 The event to commemorate the 81st birthday of DC Mayor for Life, Marion Barry, took place on March 6, 2017. Guests included: Cora Masters Barry, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser, DC Council Chairman Phil Mendelson, Representative Franklin Garcia, Dominican Ambassador Elic Fernandez, Councilmembers, and many others. At the event […]
March 7, 2017 at 10:57 am EST | by Marvin Bowser A couple hundred people gathered Monday at the John A. Wilson Building to celebrate the anniversary of Marion Barry’s 81st birthday and to view early concepts of his monument. Dr. Janette Hoston Harris, the City Historian, led the program. Mayor Muriel Bowser reminded everyone […]
O’Leary addressed the topic of construction along Interstate 35 at the Main Street intersection. The upgrade project, which will go as far south as the State Highway 9 interchange and north of the Indian Hills Road area, will be ongoing for at least six years. Currently under construction is the Main Street interchange. Known as […]
Washington DC -– The DC community will come together to celebrate the revitalization of the H Street NE corridor. The ceremony will culminate with the activation of the water feature that frames the Starburst Intersection mural. It completes the artist’s and city’s vision for the artwork to remind passersby of the change and renewal that […]