Tales Of Iowa City – The Black Angel.

On October 21, 2023, I sat down with UI student Sophia R. Favorello, and we chatted about one of Iowa City’s most infamous landmarks – The Black Angel – located in Oakland Cemetery. Sophia is closing in on her BA degree in Journalism, Mass Communication, and Italian from the University of Iowa, and is planning to work on her Masters degree in the coming year. Her portfolio/website is amazing, and I encourage you to check it out, as Sophia bills herself as a “Brazilian–Italian dual citizen, trilingual dedicated student, and employee who provides strategic and creative approaches to problem-solving and promotes intercultural exchange, contributing to the diversity of the working environment.”

Sophia’s short video project – Tales of Iowa City – The Black Angel: A Visual Story is now complete and is posted on her website. Click on the link is below…

***Watch Tales of Iowa City: The Black Angel, Sophia R. Favorello’s four-minute video project that I was honored to help her with. Here’s the link to the video.***

Are you familiar with Iowa City’s famed Black Angel? Iowa City historian, Irving Weber, states that Teresa Dolezal Feldevert’s “Black Angel” – installed in Oakland Cemetery in 1912 – has given rise to more legends and myths than any other person, place, or thing in Iowa City’s long history. Click here to read more about the intriguing truth behind the eerie tales of our city’s Black Angel.