Joe Minter: Sculptor of Memory and Reclamation Joe Minter (born March 28, 1943) is an American sculptor based in Birmingham, Alabama, whose monumental sculptures delve into the history of African Americans—spanning from the arrival of enslaved Africans to ongoing battles for equality. His most recognizable undertaking, “African Village in America,” began as a solitary scrap metal sculpture in 1986 and blossomed into a vast outdoor ins…