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Senate art committee advances four finalists for Elizabeth Freeman and Abigail Adams busts, plans second-round review
Summary
The Senate Art Committee on Dec. 18 agreed to advance four finalists for the Elizabeth Freeman and Abigail Adams busts to a second round of scoring with expanded narrative feedback and to explore reopening the RFP to widen the applicant pool, including targeted outreach to HBCUs.
The Senate Art Committee on Dec. 18 advanced four finalists for two planned busts — Elizabeth Freeman and Abigail Adams — and agreed to a second round of scoring that will give committee members more space for narrative feedback on expression, gaze, age and materials.
Chair opened the public working session and described two decision paths: invite a shortlist to submit revised proposals or reopen the request-for-proposals to solicit additional work. For Elizabeth Freeman the committee identified Serena Bates (average score 3.7), Jordan Hein (3.6), Meredith Bergman (3.6) and Anne Hirsch (3.4) as the top four submissions. For Abigail Adams the top four were Meredith Bergman (4.1), Anne Hirsch (4.1), Serena Bates (3.8) and Jordan Hein (3.6).
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