In spite of alarming news of the incidents at the Lee Monument, involving the confiscation of guns -- but no shooting -- early Friday morning, the grassy circle at the intersection of Monument Avenue and Allen Avenue in the Fan District continued to be a gathering place for photographers, graffiti artists, sign-makers, tourists and you-name-it.
In fact, from what I've seen, personally, the scene is more like a crowded park than the site of protests. Kids pose in front of the base of the monument wearing graduation gowns. Activists hand out free bottles of water. Looking at the garishly decorated pedestal through the lens, the combination of markings and signs on and around it take on the feel of free-spirited abstract expressionist paintings from the 1960s and '70s.
-- Words and photos by F.T. Rea
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