A Bronzeville sculpture garden partly created by the Neighborhood Opportunity Fund will be preserved through a City-owned land sale approved today by City Council.

The “Great Migration Sculpture Garden” at 446 E. 47th St. will be sold to Guichard Project LLC for $1. The .07-acre property is valued at $60,000.

The garden is an extension of the adjacent Gallery Guichard, which displays the art of multicultural artists specializing in the African Diaspora. Intended to honor the migration of African Americans from the South to the North in search of economic opportunity during the 20th century, the garden is open for public use.

The garden’s $115,000 construction cost was partly funded by a $15,000 Neighborhood Opportunity Fund grant from the City.

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