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Frederic Douglass spent four months in Ireland at the end of 1845 that proved to be, in his own words, ‘transformative.

The monument to Douglass (above), one of several in Rochester, New York, was found ripped from its base and disposed in a gorge over the weekend. Countless statues have fallen in recent weeks, but unlike Douglass’s, they were all of men on the opposite side of history.

The Rochester police said they had not found anything to confirm or debunk a link to “anarchists,”

…The police also do not have enough evidence to affirm or negate an alternate theory proposed by some people, including Cornell William Brooks, a former president of the N.A.A.C.P.: that the vandalism had been carried out by white supremacists seeking vengeance for destructive acts against Confederate monuments.

Who Tore Down This Frederick Douglass Statue? (New York Times)

Frederick Douglass was quickly captivated by Daniel O’Connell in 1845 Ireland (Irish Central)

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Photography-Alain-Delorme-Totems-2 Photography-Alain-Delorme-Totems-11 Photography-Alain-Delorme-Totems-6 Photography-Alain-Delorme-Totems-5 Photography-Alain-Delorme-Totems-4Photography-Alain-Delorme-Totems-3Totems by French photographer Alain Delorme (you may recall his rather excellent plastic bag murmurations) created during two artistic residencies in Shanghai between 2009 and 2011. Delorme sez:

I took 6000 photos to create the final series of 18 images. Using Photoshop, I increased the amount of goods to give the impression that the carrier is being engulfed … This is to represent how our obsession with consuming the ‘Made in China’ products they carry creates a kind of slavery.

See them all here.

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What!?

Alan O’Regan writes:

“I’m signed up for notifications to my phone for illustration jobs and I got this e-mail (above) this morning. This shows the high value Illustrators have in this country. 120 illustrations (if they were any good) would take me at least 2 weeks (if you’re talking about completing maybe 9 a day – which is a stretch) and this individual is willing to pay €100. Sickening.”