Ronald Reagan, Amelia Earhart, Kobe Bryant and Albert Einstein will be among those honored in the national garden of American heroes.
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The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) appeals to artists interested in creating statues for the National Garden of President Trump’s American heroes.
The Federal Agency says that the grant is part of “the preparation of the country’s celebration of the 250th anniversary of the declaration of independence in 2026” and will understand “the life -size statues of 250 great people from the American past who have contributed to our cultural, scientific, economic and political heritage”.
What American heroes?
The list includes presidents, scientists, artists, athletes and other notable figures who have shaped American history and culture, notably Ronald Reagan, John F. Kennedy, Albert Einstein, Sally Ride, Sacagawea, Sitting Bull, John Singer Sargent, Duke Ellington, Bessie Smith, Lauren Bacall, Amelia Earhart, Babe Ruth and Kobe Bryant. (The full list is here.)
How much money?
The subsidy notice indicates that prices will cost “up to $ 600,000” with a “limit per unit of $ 200,000 per statue, and candidates are limited to three statues”. The total price for the garden is $ 34 million, with $ 30 million reserved for the statues.
Where will the garden be?
No site has yet been chosen for the garden, but in March, the governor of southern Dakota Larry Rhoden wrote a letter to Trump offering land in the Black Hills which, according to him, is at the sight of Mount Rushmore.
Why does it happen?
Trump adopted an aggressive approach to reshape cultural institutions since its entry into office three months ago. He resumed the Kennedy Center, published an executive decree which said, in part, the Smithsonian Institution had “under the influence of a division ideology and centered on the race” and enabled Doge (the Ministry of Effectiveness of the Government) to cancel hundreds of national endowments for subsidies in human sciences to organizations across the country.
DOGE also put staff at the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) on paid leave, granting most of the federal agency subsidies in limbo. Subsidies from Museums and IML support libraries across the United States.
Jennifer Vanasco has published the digital version of this story. Virginia Lozano has created photo editing.
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