Whitehaven native pays homage to community with YMCA sculpture
Artist Lorenzo Scruggs (center) cuts the ribbon on a new sculpture outside of the Georgette & Cato Johnson YMCA in Whitehaven June 24, 2025. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
“You go to other areas (of Memphis) and they have memorable sculptures and landmarks,” the artist Lorenzo Scruggs said. “Whitehaven? We build our own landmark.”
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Lorenzo Scruggs Georgette & Cato Johnson YMCA Whitehaven YMCA of Memphis & the Mid-South Richard EcholsJoseph Mangin
Joseph Mangin is a Memphis native who is pursuing degrees in art history and journalism at Northwestern University, and covers a variety of topics.
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