{"id":18215,"date":"2026-04-11T23:34:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T03:34:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dig.thenextfewhours.com\/blog\/?p=18215"},"modified":"2026-04-11T23:34:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T03:34:38","slug":"melvin-edwards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dig.thenextfewhours.com\/blog\/?p=18215","title":{"rendered":"Melvin Edwards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Tomorrow&#8217;s Wind, 1991. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.publicartfund.org\/exhibitions\/view\/tomorrows-wind\/\">Public Art Fund<\/a> &#8212; Doris C. Freedman Plaza, February 17 &#8211; May 31, 1991. <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nycgovparks.org\/parks\/thomas-jefferson-park\/monuments\/1754\">Thomas Jefferson Park<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.materialism.nyc\/artwork\/tomorrow's-wind\">Materialism.nyc<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e45f07b8473&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69e45f07b8473\" class=\"aligncenter is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/3191\/2714195335_847971e9c7_b.jpg?w=739&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Thomas Jefferson Park\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.1302475594766317;width:600px;height:auto\"\/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">2007 via flickr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-tumblr wp-block-embed-tumblr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"tumblr-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/embed.tumblr.com\/embed\/post\/t:5Cf7WV25CK27LUgtnAh6uA\/813617526957293568\/v2\" data-did=\"78d62fb3382fe651e9266b5b4269543a09297335\"  ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tumblr.com\/birdbird\/813617526957293568\/melvin-edwards-tomorrows-wind-1995at-thomas\">https:\/\/www.tumblr.com\/birdbird\/813617526957293568\/melvin-edwards-tomorrows-wind-1995at-thomas<\/a><\/div><script async src=\"https:\/\/assets.tumblr.com\/post.js?_v=8b39daeb280af0fb41fe0827257f89f6\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Before Words,&#8221; 1990. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.publicartfund.org\/exhibitions\/view\/melvin-edwards-brighter-days-decordova\/\">Public Art Fund<\/a> &#8212; Brighter Days at DeCordova Sculpture&nbsp;Park and Museum, June 1, 2022 &#8211; April 30, 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/publicartfund\/51343167281\/in\/photolist-2mdXtax-2me29S6-2mdXtf2-2mdXtfc-2me3jA4-2me5Yx3-2me7okx-2me5Yv9-2me7onS-2mdXtbK-2me29Ru\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51343167281_7a2891596b_b.jpg?w=739&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Melvin Edwards, Before Words\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.4999999615970083;width:600px\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Public Art Fund at City Hall Park, New York City, May 4 to November 28, 2021.<br \/>Photo: Nicholas Knight, Courtesy of Public Art Fund, NY.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-tumblr wp-block-embed-tumblr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"tumblr-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/embed.tumblr.com\/embed\/post\/t:5Cf7WV25CK27LUgtnAh6uA\/813616377486295040\/v2\" data-did=\"b598178927064dc0b51986912e5a0ada327b9834\"  ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tumblr.com\/birdbird\/813616377486295040\/melvin-edwards-before-words-1990-courtesy\">https:\/\/www.tumblr.com\/birdbird\/813616377486295040\/melvin-edwards-before-words-1990-courtesy<\/a><\/div><script async src=\"https:\/\/assets.tumblr.com\/post.js?_v=8b39daeb280af0fb41fe0827257f89f6\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dkjvkcr61g7g8.cloudfront.net\/media\/W1siZiIsIjY4NTI4Y2Q2OTM0NzFlMzU0MTA1OTIxMyJdLFsicCIsInRodW1iIiwiMjYwMHgiLHsiZm9ybWF0IjoianBnIiwib3V0cHV0X29wdGlvbnMiOnsiUSI6NzUsImludGVybGFjZSI6dHJ1ZX19XV0\/02.jpg?w=739&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.749709922765915;width:450px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Melvin Edwards, Ausstellungsansicht Kunsthalle Bern, 2025. 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