Migrant Rights, Civil Rights, Human Rights
NABNYC: Irish Potato Famine: The Sculpture of Rowan Gillespie
Via Scoop.it - Artful Muse
One Irish artist, Rowan Gillespie, created sculptures of the famine victims at a famine memorial at the Customs House Quay in Dublin, Ireland. He also created the sculptures which are part of the Ireland Park Foundation in Toronto, where many of the victims of the Irish famine fled in what became known as the “Coffin Ships,” and often died lined up outside of Canada, forbidden to enter, locked into ship holds without adequate food or water. http://www.irelandparkfoundation.com/index.php
Via nabnyc.blogspot.com
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