Former Commission on Public Art chair, Chris Reitz, resigned over the handling of the King Louis XVI statue. Metro Council member Ken Herndon proposes restoring the statue and adding a pylon ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Standing where a statue of King Louis XVI once was, Chris Reitz said the piece is why he's stepping down as the city's Commission on Public Art (COPA) chair. He believes King ...

The statue, honoring Louisville's namesake, was spray painted during the Breonna Taylor protests in 2020. Now, it's set to be restored. Billy Joel cancels all shows after brain disorder diagnosis ...

Louisville Metro Council allocated $200,000 to restore the King Louis XVI statue, despite the statue being beyond repair and the Commission on Public Art's recommendation against it. The former ...

and voting in favor of the execution of King Louis XVI, who was his cousin. And yet, despite all this, he too lost his head eight months later, caught in the whirlwind of bloodshed. Louis Philippe’s ...

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ST. LOUIS, MO (WSIL) — Nine talented Master of Fine Arts students from Southern Illinois University Carbondale are set to present their innovative creative research at the prestigious Saint ...

The execution of Louis XVI on January 21, 1793, is one of the French Revolution’s most iconic moments. That morning, the French king made his last procession to the Place de la Révolution.