Lorraine Hansberry Sculpture Permanently Installed At Navy Pier
“Alison Saar’s sculpture of playwright Lorraine Hansberry will be unveiled at Chicago’s Navy Pier as a part of the Lorraine Hansberry Initiative. The Initiative was created by The Lillys, an advocacy organization that promotes gender and racial parity in the American theater.” “To Sit A While” “features the figure of Hansberry surrounded by five bronze chairs, each representing a different aspect of her life and work. The life-size chairs are an invitation to the public to sit with her and think.” The sculpture will be a permanent installation and a gift from the Lorraine Hansberry Initiative to Navy Pier and the city of Chicago.
“Navy Pier is thrilled to have been selected as the permanent home for ‘To Sit A While,’” says Navy Pier’s vice president of arts, culture, and engagement Erika Taylor. A dedication is slated for August 23 at 5:45pm with remarks from playwright Lynn Nottage, Lillys former executive director Julia Jordan, artist Alison Saar, and Erika Taylor. The ceremony will include performances by writer-playwright-poet Mahogany L. Browne with performance curation by Congo Square Theatre. The evening will conclude with an outdoor screening of the movie “A Raisin in the Sun.” All events are free to the public. More here.
