KSL Features Statues.com Call for More Women in Public Sculpture
KSL reported on Victoria Karpos, Vasilios Karpos and a Statues.com initiative created to address the underrepresentation of women in statues and sculpture and to bring more stories of historic women into three-dimensional form.
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In its 2018 report, KSL described Statues.com also identified in the story as Marblecast Products Inc. and the “Where Are The Women” campaign, an effort intended to highlight historic women through sculpture as the centennial of the 19th Amendment approached.
KSL reported that the initiative was planned around 20 women, including suffrage and civil-rights figures such as Susan B. Anthony, Ida B. Wells and Alice Paul. The story also described Victoria and Vasilios Karpos building their sculpture business after moving to the United States from Greece and expanding from classical subjects into figures connected with American history.
“We just don't want them to be forgotten.”Victoria Karpos, as quoted by KSL in the 2018 report.
Representation in sculpture changes whose stories remain visible
Public memory
Portrait sculpture gives historical figures a physical presence in institutions, collections and public environments, where people can encounter their stories beyond a textbook or screen.
Historical breadth
Expanding the range of people represented in sculpture helps collections and educational spaces tell a more complete story about leadership, reform, science, culture and public service.
Continuity
The 2018 reporting is part of the longer Statues.com story behind today's SculptHER™ Collection, which continues to center women whose achievements shaped history.
Explore women represented in the SculptHER™ Collection
The Shop now provides direct access to portraits of historic women represented through Statues.com's SculptHER™ Collection. These current listings connect the themes discussed in KSL's 2018 coverage with sculptures available today.
Alice Paul Bust
A SculptHER™ portrait offered in premium white bonded marble with a hand-applied bronze-tone finish option.
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Eleanor Roosevelt Bust
A SculptHER™ portrait created by the Statues.com Art Team, available in premium white bonded marble with a bronze-tone finish option.
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Frances Perkins Bust
A SculptHER™ portrait honoring the first woman to serve in a U.S. presidential cabinet, offered in white bonded marble and bronze-tone options.
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Statues.com has more than 30 years of custom sculpture experience. Institutions, families and communities can submit a story or historical figure they believe deserves to be represented in sculpture.