Bloomingdale Medallions

 Bloomingdale neighborhood residents who have shaped our world.

Designed by artists Béatrice Coron, in collaboration with the Columbus-Amsterdam Business Improvement District, the second set of medallions includes El Taller’s Founder and Artitic Director

Medal displays at Booker T. Washington Playground featuring black circular plaques with white illustrations and text, honoring individuals such as Emily Coblentz, Elizabeth Agevedo, Martin Aguilar, Constance Baker Motley, Feliciano, Abbey Lincoln, Maxine Waters, and Billy Strayhorn, in an outdoor setting behind a chain-link fence.

2023

Informational poster about Bloomingdale Medallions with portraits and descriptions of neighborhood residents who shaped the world, including The Malagon Sisters, Ben E. King, Duke Ellington, Bernardo Palombo, Ismael Rivera, Alvin Ailey, and Angelo Romano.

2024

Where to see the Medallions throughout 2024 - 2025

CURRENT: Booker T. Washington Middle School

This exhibition will be on view Thursday, August 15, 2024 through December 12, 2024