Sandra Cisenos?
T
he names of prominent Chicagoans are engraved in stone throughout newly constructed Pritzker Park, on the corner of State and Van Buren Streets. One of those Chicagoans happens to be Sandra Cisenos.
Wait, …what?
The author’s name is actually Sandra Cisneros. An error seems to have occured somewhere between the Chicago Public Library and Speedy Gonzalez Landscaping, the company who did the engravings. This may shed a little more light on Cisneros’ recent negative comments on her experiences growing up in Chicago as a Latina. Given that her name has been spelled incorrectly, etched in stone, and displayed in a public space in downtown Chicago, I find it hard to blame her.
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2009, June 14
So you caught it too?!! I thought I was seeing things when I saw CISNEROS misspelled (my 2nd viewing of that park in recent days).. it is way too uncanny that in a cover letter (I already sent) in the hopes of landing a COPY EDITING gig, in which I mentioned something along the lines of a “good copy editor presumably had his hands in this outdoor project,” .. it turns out there is, in fact, a glaring typo!! Boy, do I stand corrected! I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw this on my 2nd viewing of this park. How does one undo what is literally etched in stone? To my knowledge, no local media has mentioned this either.
2009, June 15
That’s seriously the name of the landscaping company? I find that a bit ironic in all of this as well D:
2009, June 16
[...] prodigal son, Michael Schaub, points to this sad bit of good intentions: author “Sandra Cinenos” honoured with engraving… You know, once it’s in stone, it’s just easier for her to change her [...]
2009, July 9
[...] And lets all hope that it causes as many fireworks as Sandra Cisneros’ House on Mango Street did (see here, and here). [...]
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