In his essay, Ligon attributes the appearance of the song in his consciousness to the work's title and colors, but I wonder if the shape of the painting — this shape with deep historical resonances of bearing weight — does not also have something to do with the connection. (theseenjournal.org)
In all the commentary on the memorial, however, its full historical resonances have been missed. (theguardian.com)
Instead, I'll make a cheap joke about how it sure looks like Rick Warren was present at McKinley's inauguration as well as Obama's (compare this photo with this one) and note a less auspicious historical resonance that has nothing to do with church history but will be irresistible to you history nuts. (christianitytoday.com)