Finally, a woman might be celebrated in grand, monumental way in the nation’s capital.
Tall, strong, towering and steel, defiant in her stance, yes. But stripped of clothing, as though she were an offering to the former Miss Universe beauty pageant aficionado who now occupies the White House.
Organizers of the November “Catharsis Festival” are asking for permission to have the powerful, 45-foot-tall sculpture that presided over Burning Man moved to the Mall — staring down the White House — next month. For four months.
Why can’t she be like Freedom, the beautiful bronze statue atop the Capitol Dome, with her sword and a challenging gaze toward 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.