Philosopher Chosen to Design Sculpture of Edgar Allen Poe

Stefanie Rocknak, a philosopher and Hume specialist at Hartwick College, who is also a sculptor, has been chosen to design  a new statute of Poe in the city of his birth. 

(Thanks to Donald Ainslie for the pointer.)

UPDATE:  You can see some of Professor Rocknak's work here.  (Thanks to Aaron Preston for the link.)