In 1954, Tom Lee Park was named in Lee’s honor, and a monument to him was built there. In 2006, it was replaced by the current bronze statue showing Lee pulling a man into his boat. 100 years ...

led by Carol Coletta Tom Lee Park is home to a public monument of 33 stone thrones – one for Tom Lee and each of the 32 people he saved from drowning – by artist Theaster Gates. The Monument ...

after Astor Park on the river was renamed Tom Lee Park. The inscription on the memorial described Lee as "A very worthy Negro." A sort of Washington Monument in miniature, the obelisk was toppled ...

I decided it should be like an anti monument, and that instead of it just being a celebration of a hero, which Tom Lee is, it should be the preservation of ideals that Tom Lee aspired to ...

Tom Lee rolled on the still waters ♪ ♪ The ... [birds chirping] [tender music] - They say after I died they built a monument for me that pointed up to the sky. The stone read, "A very worthy ...

from 5 to 7 p.m. at Tom Lee Park, there is the first “Sing It, Memphis” at the art installation, A Monument to Listening, led by Keri Lee. Beginning Monday, Tom Lee Park will be closed to the ...