The white marble statue of Puerto Rican Nelda Comas in Pietrasanta and dedicated to Mary McLeod Bethune has arrived at the Washington Capitol, the official residence of the two branches of the United States Congress.an African American civil rights leader and the first woman to represent a country, in this case Florida, in the Statuary Room of the U.S. Legislature.
“It was exciting to receive the first pictures of this massive expedition arriving at the Capitol – commented Mayor, Alberto Stefano Giovanniti – Our city and Daytona Beach, where Mary MacLeod Bethune established the first school for African American students, bound by a deep friendship And it’s great to have my history honored in our labs and foundries for Florida and the entire American people.”
The artisans who worked with the Puerto Rican artist to create two versions of the statue, one in marble and one in bronze, were Franco Cervetti and Massimo del Chiaro and Massimo Borati.
The opening at the Capitol is scheduled for Wednesday, July 13 at 11 a.m. Washington local time: “We will be following you from afar, with affection — concluded the mayor, with an invitation to the event also by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, during a brief visit Monday — we did not fail In conveying our message and our idea on behalf of the city of Pietrasanta to the American community.”
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