inappropriate for the city to bring in a different artist to recreate the artistic ex expression of wesley woffordmily said we believe mr. wofford is an excellent choice for creating the statue. we agree that a call to artist may have provided for an opportunity for an artist of color, but support wesley wofford receiving the commission. ultimately, the city backtracked. they issued an open call for submissions, they then received 50 applications and recently announced these five semifinalist designs, all created by black artists. the public was asked to vote on its preference with that vote ending last night, this public feedback will be weighed in the final decisionmaking in october by a committee composed of members of tubman's family, historians, artists and others. wesley wofford decided not to compete. he joins me now. he's on the board of directors of the national sculpture society. he's won both an emmy and an oscar for his work in the field of prosthetic makeup. thank you for being here. i should underscore, you didn't ask for this controversy, right? you brought a traveling exhibition to