About Us
The W.E.B. Du Bois Sculpture Project: A Great Barrington Memorial
Several years ago, the Great Barrington Library Trustees approved the placement of a sculpture of W.E.B. Du Bois in front of the Mason Public Library. This memorial will celebrate the scholar’s achievements in the fight for racial equality and will represent how Great Barrington — with its long abolitionist history and powerful commitment to public education — helped shaped the person Du Bois became.
A Du Bois statue was first suggested by Freke Vuijst, a Great Barrington resident, who gained approval from the Library but sadly died before the project could be completed. Now, our group of local citizens has taken on the project, forming the W.E.B. Du Bois Sculpture Project and developing specific plans to create, place, and maintain this lasting memorial. Please join us via your donation.
Several years ago, the Great Barrington Library Trustees approved the placement of a sculpture of W.E.B. Du Bois in front of the Mason Public Library. This memorial will celebrate the scholar’s achievements in the fight for racial equality and will represent how Great Barrington — with its long abolitionist history and powerful commitment to public education — helped shaped the person Du Bois became.
A Du Bois statue was first suggested by Freke Vuijst, a Great Barrington resident, who gained approval from the Library but sadly died before the project could be completed. Now, our group of local citizens has taken on the project, forming the W.E.B. Du Bois Sculpture Project and developing specific plans to create, place, and maintain this lasting memorial. Please join us via your donation.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Julie Michaels, Chair, Writer/Editor, Housatonic, MA
Ari Zorn, Vice Chair, Entrepreneur, South Egremont, MA
Peter Cherneff, Treasurer, Attorney, Sheffield, MA
Susan Caughman, Secretary, Digital Marketer, Norfolk, CT
Lauren Clark, Gallerist, Mason Library Trustee, Great Barrington, MA
Leah Reed Casey, MSW, Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services
Bobby Houston, Developer, Great Barrington, MA
John Lewis, CEO, R3SET Enterprises
DuBois Thomas, President, Blackshires
Gwendolyn VanSant, W.E.B. Du Bois Town Legacy Committee
Randy Weinstein, co-chair W.E.B. Du Bois Town Legacy Committee, Sheffield, MA
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Julie Michaels
Chair, Writer/Editor, Housatonic, MA
Ari Zorn
Vice Chair, Entrepreneur, South Egremont, MA
Peter Cherneff,
Treasurer, Attorney, Sheffield, MA
Susan Caughman,
Secretary, Digital Marketer, Norfolk, CT
Lauren Clark,
Gallerist, Mason Library Trustee, Great Barrington, MA
Leah Reed Casey,
MSW, Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services
Bobby Houston,
Developer, Great Barrington, MA
John Lewis,
CEO, R3SET Enterprises
DuBois Thomas,
President, Blackshires
Gwendolyn VanSant,
W.E.B. Du Bois Town Legacy Committee
Randy Weinstein,
co-chair W.E.B. Du Bois Town Legacy Committee, Sheffield, MA
ADVISORY BOARD
Abigail McGrath
journalist, daughter of Harlem Renaissance author Helene Johnson
Donna Hassler
Director Emerita, Chesterwood, Stockbridge, MA
Gwen Pier
Executive Director, National Sculpture Society
SCULPTOR SELECTION JURY
Delano Burrows, artist, writer
Lauren Clark, gallerist
Reginald Madison, painter, sculptor
Sculptor Selection Subcommittee:
Bobby Houston, filmmaker
Ari Zorn, entrepreneur
CONTACT US
W.E.B. Du Bois Sculpture Project
P.O. Box 155
Great Barrington, MA 01230
RECOGNITION
The W.E.B. Du Bois Sculpture Project is supported by:
- The Great Barrington Library Trustees
- The W.E.B. Du Bois Town Legacy Committee
- The Great Barrington Select Board