E Pluribus Unum (sculpture)

E Pluribus Unum
ArtistFred Wilson

E Pluribus Unum is a public artwork proposed by American artist Fred Wilson to be located along the Indianapolis Cultural Trail at the northeast corner of Delaware and Washington streets, near the City-County Building in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.

Funded solely by private donations and fundraising by the Central Indiana Community Foundation (CICF), the sculpture was scheduled to be unveiled on September 22, 2011, the 149th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's initial reading of the Emancipation Proclamation to members of his Cabinet.[1] However, due to an increase of public opposition to the project beginning in September 2010, the future of the statue was discussed in a series of community meetings in 2011.[2] On December 13, 2011 the Central Indiana Community Foundation announced that the project would be temporarily canceled.[3]

  1. ^ David Lindquist (April 13, 2010). "Artist hopes his work will spur questions". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved April 16, 2010.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Lindquist was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Kathleen McLaughlin (December 13, 2011). "Cultural Trail leaders cancel plans for controversial statue". Indianapolis Business Journal. Retrieved December 13, 2011.