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Andrew Shanken

Andrew Shanken
Andrew Shanken is Professor of Architecture at the University of California, Berkeley and author of the new book, The Everyday Life of Memorials (Zone Books, 2022).


How Monuments Help Us Remember—Or Not Remember—the Past

Andrew Shanken on the Origins and Meanings of Central Park’s Memorials
October 18, 2022  By Andrew Shanken
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