Statue of Rosa Parks (Eugene, Oregon)

2009 bronze sculpture of Rosa Parks in Eugene, Oregon, U.S.

Rosa Parks
The statue in 2015

Artist	Pete Helzer
Year	2009 (2009)
Type	Sculpture
Medium	Bronze
Subject	Rosa Parks
Location	Eugene, Oregon, United States
Coordinates	44°02′55″N 123°05′39″W / 44.04871°N 123.09414°W / 44.04871; -123.09414

Rosa Parks is an outdoor 2009 bronze sculpture depicting the African-American Civil Rights activist of the same name by Pete Helzer, installed outside the bus station in Eugene, Oregon, in the United States.

Description and history

Pete Helzer's statue depicting Rosa Parks sitting in a bus seat was unveiled on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in 2009, the same day Lane Transit District's Eugene Station Plaza was renamed Rosa Parks Plaza, making Eugene the first U.S. city to dedicate a bus station in Parks' honor. The sculpture cost $44,000; the first $10,000 was contributed by Lane Transit District and the remainder was raised from local businesses, civic organizations, community members, and government agencies. Helzer said of the project, "This one had so much attached to it in terms of community interest and community support and it feels good."

Helzer's neighbor, Lacie Heffron, modeled for the sculpture. She said, "I felt very honored and very lucky that I got to be the one who did it."

References

^ "Eugene bus station re-named for Rosa Parks". The Oregonian. January 20, 2009. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
^ Adams, Tom (January 20, 2009). "Eugene bus station re-named for Rosa Parks". KATU. Retrieved November 21, 2015.

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