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Dedication of I have a story
to tell you…
Over 250 people gathered
to celebrate as the Fairmount Park Art Association
unveiled a new public art project, I
have a story to tell you…
on June 18, 2003. Created by internationally-renowned
artist Pepón Osorio for Congreso
de Latinos Unidos in North Philadelphia,
the project transforms the Congreso facility
into a giant community photograph album.
To create this project,
Osorio worked with clients and staff from
Congreso—the leading provider of social
services to Philadelphia’s Latino
community—to gather photographs from
personal collections. As part of the moving
dedication ceremony, photograph donors shared
the stories
behind their images, recalling their own
struggles and triumphs.
Governor Edward G. Rendell
of Pennsylvania and Governor Sila Calderón
of Puerto Rico previewed the project with
Philadelphia Mayor John F. Street.
I
have a story to tell you…
is the first project to be commissioned
and installed through the Art Association’s
on-going program
New•Land•Marks: public art,
community, and the meaning of place.
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