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February 3 in History: LEAP And Sidney Lanier

On this day in 1842, the poet Sidney Lanier was born.  Lanier was born in Macon, Georgia, and in addition to being a poet, he was an attorney, a teacher, and a musician.

SHSU, LEAP Center, LEAP Ambassadors, Sidney Lanie, Macon Georgia

The LEAP Ambassadors visited his home in 2016….

SHSU, LEAP Center, LEAP Ambassadors, Sidney Lanie, Macon Georgia

…where they learned more about his life, career, and poetry.

But this was not all new to them, because Huntsville has one of the few replicas of “Thorwaldsen’s Christ” in its “Oakwood Cemetery.”  This replica, commissioned and paid for by the Powell Family, includes a verse from Lanier’s “Into the Woods My Master Went.”

The LEAP Ambassadors visit this sculpture every “heART of Huntsville,” and we also commissioned Mark Burns to photograph the sculpture.

SHSU, LEAP Center, LEAP Ambassadors, Oakwood Cemetery, Huntsville Texas, Sidney Lanier, Thorwaldsen's Christ, Mark Burns, Into the Woods My Master Went

Happy birthday to Mr. Lanier!

Author mikeyawnPosted on February 3, 2019February 3, 2019Format AsideCategories Art, Civic Engagement, TravelTags Huntsville Texas, Into the Woods My Master Went, LEAP Ambassadors, LEAP Center, Mark Burns, Oakwood Cemetery, SHSU, Sidney Lanier, Thorwaldsen's ChristLeave a comment on February 3 in History: LEAP And Sidney Lanier

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