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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Why is Rosa Parks standing in front of the bus seat which she famously refused to give up? That’s a question that has come up frequently about the statue of the civil For more than nine years, Grand Rapids had the only statue of Rosa Parks where she was standing until December when another statute was unveiled in Montgomery, Alabama. Robinson says the message GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — The statue of Rosa Parks in downtown Grand Rapids symbolizing resistance against racism is needed now more than ever, according to the man who pushed for the monument that was erected 10 years ago. Rosa Louise Parks Sculpture, AKA “Stand Up for Rosa Parks,” depicts the mother of the civil rights movement standing next to a bus seat; it was the world’s first standing statue of Parks. It is located at the entrance to Rosa Parks Circle, a park in downtown Grand Rapids, designed by the renowned artist Maya Lin in 1999. While there are many memorials around the country that celebrate civil rights icon Rosa Parks, few are as prominent as Rosa Parks Circle in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan. This lively and commemorative public space was conceived by Maya Lin, perhaps best known for designing the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. Mounted on a black marble pedestal, the bronze statue depicts Parks standing resolutely in front of the famous metal-framed bus seat she refused to give up to a white man in Montgomery, Ala. in It is now named in honor of longtime Michigan resident Rosa Parks, of whom there is a statue in the park. [6] On August 7, 2012 Rosa Parks Circle was the location of a Guinness Book world record for the largest number of people swing dancing in unison (756 individuals) organized by the Grand Rapids Original Swing Society. [7] [8] Ed Dwight's sculpture of Rosa Parks, a memorial to the "Mother of the Civiil Rights Movement," stands in front of the park that bears her name. An unusual feature of this statue is that Mrs. Parks, famous for her refusal to give up her seat to a white man in 1955 alabama, is depicted standing up. Grand Rapids – The statue of Rosa Parks in downtown Grand Rapids symbolizing resistance against racism is needed now more than ever, according to the man who pushed for the monument In 2001, a public park central to every day life in Grand Rapids was renamed in honor of Rosa Parks. 9 years later, the city dedicated Ed Dwight's bronze tribute to the civil rights hero. Hear more about the sculpture and the artist. Ecliptic is located in the 3.5-acre plaza known as Rosa Parks Circle. Stand Up for Rosa Parks Statue. Created by Denver artist Ed Dwight, this bronze statue is a likeness of and tribute to the “Mother of the Civil Rights Movement.” Erected and dedicated during the 2010 ArtPrize competition, it stands at the entrance to Rosa Parks Circle. Four of the six sculptures on this tour are products of the Community Legends project. The fifth was raised by community members to honor civil rights icon Rosa Parks, near the downtown park named for her; and the sixth is a more abstract representation of striking workers during the 1911 Grand Rapids Furniture Strike. Rosa Parks Circle ice rink is one of Grand Rapids' treasured winter destinations. Admission . Adults (18 and over) $6.00; Youth (17 and under) $3.00 This is one of a series of sculptures paying tribute to notable figures from the city’s history. The Community Legends Sculpture Project is an ongoing initiative to erect 25 bronze statues honoring people who helped shape Grand Rapids. Scroll down for a list of statues installed so far. Cross the street to admire the statue. You’re standing I noticed what looked like a new a statue of Rosa Parks standing on a corner in downtown Grand Rapids when we visited ArtPrize this past year.. Sure enough, the city erected and dedicated the statue near the end of the 2010 ArtPrize competition. Prior to that, he was the first African American elected to the Grand Rapids City Commission, in 1968. Parks was a pastor who moved to Grand Rapids in 1966. This statue was sculpted by Maryland-based Antonio Tobias Mendez and installed in 2013. A statue of Rosa Parks was installed outside of Rosa Parks Circle in 2010. (Matt Jaworowski/WOOD TV8) A statue honoring Rosa Parks sits at the corner of Monroe Avenue and Monroe Center Street in Grand Rapids, Michigan: Rosa Parks in Unfamiliar Pose Bronze statue on a pedestal depicts Rosa Parks in front of her bus seat, standing up, though she became famous by not standing up. The statue of Rosa Parks in downtown Grand Rapids symbolizing resistance against racism is needed now more than ever, according to the man who pushed for the monument that was erected 10 years ago. As part of our series that looks at statues, monuments and other historic markers in Grand Rapids, we look at Senator Arthur Vandenberg, who’s statue sits across from the Rosa Parks statue near the entrance to Rosa Parks circle. Arthur Vandenberg, who grew up in Grand Rapids, was the editor of the Grand Rapids Herald from 1906 – 1928.
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