OPINION: Georg Kolbe’s ‘Young Woman’ has revolutionary potential apart from its problematic past

The Scripps community should find a way to reimagine Georg Kolbe’s statue “Young Woman” in a way that disarms the dangerous Aryan supremacist ideology it represents and truly empowers all women, writes guest columnist Arianne Ohara PZ ’25.

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OPINION: Nazi associations of Scripps statue call into question college’s commitments to inclusivity

The Nazi ties of Georg Kolbe, 20th century German sculptor whose statue “Young Woman” is on display at Scripps’ Tiernan Field House, require the college to re-evaluate the prominent position afforded to the statue in light of its stated commitment to inclusivity and tolerance, argues guest columnist Lily Dunkin SC ’24.

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