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The beauty of the boll weevil
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The Boll Weevil Monument in Enterprise has been voted a dubious honor: “America’s Ugliest Public Art Piece.” Rivers Art, which is described in a press release as “a premium fine-art printing provider,” asked 2,000 Americans their opinion on the subject and Alabama’s unusual monument topped the list. “Topping the list is the Boll Weevil Monument, a piece that confuses more than it inspires,” the release said. “At first glance, this looks like a graceful neoclassical statue of a woman in flowing robes. Then you notice what she’s holding above her head — a massive insect. The combination of an elegant...