Statue of Henrietta Lacks

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Statue of Henrietta Lacks
Henrietta Lacks statue, Bristol, RHS.jpg
The statue in 2021
Statue of Henrietta Lacks
Subject Henrietta Lacks
Location Bristol, United Kingdom
Coordinates 51°27′29″N2°36′06″W / 51.458085°N 2.601562°W / 51.458085; -2.601562

A statue of Henrietta Lacks was unveiled in Bristol in October 2021. According to The Guardian , the sculpture is "the first statue of a black woman created by a black woman for a public space" in the United Kingdom. [1] [2] [3]

References

  1. ↑ "For 'unrecognised black women': statue of Henrietta Lacks unveiled in Bristol". The Guardian . 4 October 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  2. ↑ "Bristol statue of Henrietta Lacks installed at university". BBC News. 4 October 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "First public sculpture of black woman created by black woman to be unveiled in UK" . The Independent. 10 March 2021. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2021.


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