A Public Sculpture by NC Artist Stephen Hayes
Commemorating the United States Colored Troops and Their Fight for Freedom
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Cameron Art Museum was the site of the Battle of Forks Road, a Civil War skirmish whose victory was won by the United States Colored Troops (USCT) and led to the fall of Wilmington. Their impact is significant, yet their story is virtually unknown.
About the Project
North Carolina artist Stephen Hayes has fashioned this life-size bronze sculpture from the cast features of 11 African American men connected to the site and its story - USCT descendants, re-enactors, veterans, and community leaders. The sculpture is connected deeply to the community’s history, its present, and its future.
About the Artist
Stephen Hayes is the winner of the 1858 Prize for Contemporary Southern Art. He teaches in the department of Art and Art History at Duke University. Hayes's work has been featured at the National Cathedral, Winston Salem State University, Duke University, CAM Raleigh, Rosa Parks Museum, African American Museum of Philadelphia, and Harvey B. Gantt Center, among others.
Thank you to the Boundless Committee for their hard work in making this project possible.
Carol Miller
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Barbara Akinwole
Fred & Simone Allen
Ava Baker
Alma Brooks
Sheila Cannon-Santos
Renée Sander-Lawson
Primus Robinson
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