Spent Thursday in Fresno where I ran across this sculpture. It looked very Spanish to me. That got me thinking about the rise of Latino power in California politics and how such accessions are marked by the placement of public artworks.
Closer inspection of the plaque reminded me to be wary of such assumptions. This monument -- David of Sassoon -- was donated to Fresno County by the local Armenian community in 1970 and depicts a war hero from Armenia.
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