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RE: Pasadena’s Robinson Memorial Sculptures

in #history6 years ago

Friend, how are you? I like this story a lot and make a short summary for you Baseball hero Jackie Robinson and his brother, the great Olympian Mack Robinson, are commemorated in two monumental heads of bronze portraits located in front of City Hall in his hometown of Pasadena. One objective of the project was to evoke an appreciation of their contributions beyond the sports sphere.

Jackie looks east, past the town hall, where she made a mark breaking the color barrier in professional baseball and became a successful businessman.

Mack looks directly at the doors of the City Hall where he spent his life after the Olympic Games working directly for the city in many capacities.

From a distance, the heads are perceived as traditional similarities. As one approaches, however, it becomes clear that text and low-relief images are embedded in his hair, allowing multiple allusions to his achievements in politics and community service, as well as in sports .

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