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(Photo courtesy Western Washington University) Artist John Zylstra from 2013, while he secures a piece he created in front of the museum at Western Washington University. One of his more recent works, Marker #11, was ordered to be removed from its perch at Riverstone Park after public outcry for its display of the Soviet hammer and sickle.

(Photo courtesy Western Washington University) Artist John Zylstra from 2013, while he secures a piece he created in front of the museum at Western Washington University. One of his more recent works, Marker #11, was ordered to be removed from its perch at Riverstone Park after public outcry for its display of the Soviet hammer and sickle.

November 19, 2019

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Cd'A removes controversial artwork
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Cd'A removes controversial artwork

COEUR d’ALENE — The Soviet Union cast its reign of Communism across the globe for almost 75 years. Its iconic hammer and sickle could only survive the Coeur d’Alene spotlight for a few days.