On July 14, Councilmember Graham unveiled the inspirational quote by Walt Whitman inscribed outside the entrance of the Dupont Circle Metro station in Washington, DC. The artwork is a tribute to the response by volunteers and caregivers to the needs of people living with HIV/Aids in DC.
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Was in DC when I saw and was inspired by the inscription over the Dupont Circle entrance. Hence I Googled around till I came upon your website! Can you show your work on this website -- the entire wall with the quotation in full? (Perhaps in multiple photos?) Thank you!
ReplyDeleteTC Ng, Singapore
Metro identifies the art project at Dupont Circle as..."The poetry engraving is part of Metro's art installation and it honors caregivers of people living with HIV/AIDS in the early years of the epidemic.
ReplyDelete"Metro and the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities partnered to install the literary-based art project at the station. The two-part installation consists of two poems, "The Dresser" by Walt Whitman and "We Embrace" by E. Ethelbert Miller, a contemporary poet and Howard University professor. The poems were selected as a tribute to caregivers."
"Metro officially unveiled the art project at Dupont Circle on Saturday, July 14, 2007." - WMATA press release. You might contact the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities or visit the metro website to find pictures of this project. http://www.wmata.com/