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Resident urges restoration of Chief Black Hawk artwork, marker at Blackhawk Mini Park
Summary
Longtime resident Gary Sanders asked the Public Art Advisory Committee to reopen the search for public art honoring Chief Black Hawk and to install a marker naming the site Blackhawk Mini Park; committee members acknowledged the request and staff said neighborhood- and community-initiated projects can be considered.
Gary Sanders, a longtime Iowa City resident and volunteer, used the committee’s public-comment period to urge the city to reintroduce artwork honoring Chief Black Hawk at Blackhawk Mini Park and to install a sign marking the site’s name.
“The whole side of the Paul Helen building was a color mural of Chief…
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