Melvin Edwards, Resident Artist Lecture 1992

African American sculptor Melvin Edwards reveals how his travels to various African countries have affected his welded sculptures. Many individuals and events are named as sources of inspiration for the work he shows, and he takes the audience quickly through the process involved in creating one of his public sculptures in Columbus, Ohio. During the question and answer period, Edwards is asked about the role of chains in his work, how he came to take up sculpture, the “Lynch Fragment” works, “Négritude,” and whether he thinks art can make a difference in society.