Sadie T.M. Alexander Statue

 Creative Philadelphia (formerly the Office of Arts, Culture, and the Creative Economy) will hold a meeting to solicit your opinions about a future sculpture of Sadie T.M. Alexander (1898-1989). She was a trailblazing activist and Philadelphian who broke barriers in academia and law. Alexander fought to protect the civil rights of underserved communities. In 1921, Alexander was the first African-American woman in the U.S. to get a Ph.D. in economics. The public survey is part of the process that includes an open call to artists to create a statue of Alexander. The final commissioned piece will be the City of Philadelphia’s second public art statue of a historic Black female figure. American Abolitionist and social activist Harriet Tubman (1822-1913) will be the first; it is scheduled to be dedicated next year outside of City Hall. Philadelphia boasts one of the United States’ largest public art collections. Free but register online for this ZOOM meeting, 5:30 p.m. EST to 7 p.m. EST. E-mail: arts@phila.gov, 215-686-8446 or creativephl.org.