Photo: #The cover of Dupre's book has been described as a monument in itself.
Photo: #Tourists walk along the National Mall near the Lincoln Memorial and Reflecting Pool in Washington, DC, on March 29, 2008.
Photo: #People carry a quilt bearing the names of HIV/AIDS victims beneath the Washington Monument 03 June 2001 in Washington, DC, during a march in observance of the the 20th year of public awareness of HIV/AIDS.
Photo: #Jimmy Boldien hugs the chair of his dead aunt Laura Jane Garrison in the Field of Empty Chairs sector of the Oklahoma City National Memorial in downtown Oklahoma City 11 June 2001. The memorial was built to honor each of the 168 victims who died when the Alfred P. Murrah federal building was destroyed by a truck bomb on 19 April, 1995 at 9:02 am. Timothy McVeigh, who authorities prosecuted and later found guilty of carrying out the bombing, was executed 11 June in a federal prison in Terre Haute, Indiana.
Photo: #Visitors to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC, perform a rubbing of a fallen soldier May 24, 2008.
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Midmorning examines the psychological and political reasons for creating a memorial. We'll also discuss how artists influence the way we commemorate our public tragedies and triumphs.

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  • Judith Dupre': is author of "Monuments: America's History in Art and Memory" (2007) and of "Bridges: A History of the World's Most Famous and Important Spans" (1997).

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