Statue of George Floyd | |
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Artist | Stanley Watts |
Year | 2021 |
Medium | Bronze |
Subject | George Floyd |
Weight | 700 pounds (320 kg) |
Location | Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
40°43′54″N 74°10′26″W / 40.7318°N 74.1740°W |
A bronze statue of George Floyd (1973–2020), an African-American man who was murdered by police in Minneapolis, was completed by Stanley Watts and unveiled in 2021. [1] It is situated outside Newark, New Jersey's City Hall in Government Center. [2]
Weighing 700 pounds (320 kg), [2] the statue is of Floyd sitting relaxed on a bench. Watts said of the statue that "The world needed a peaceful George". [3]
The statue was commissioned by Leon Pickney. [4] The piece was briefly displayed at Faison Firehouse Theater in Harlem, New York. [5] It was donated to the city of Newark and installed on Juneteenth, 2021, and is to remain at its present location for at least one year. [2]
Days after installation, on the night of June 24, the sculpture was vandalized. The face of the statue was painted black, with the name of a neo-Nazi group painted on its torso. [4] The paint was removed shortly after by the Newark Public Works Department. [6] The statue was vandalized a second time by a 37-year old actor in October 2021. [7]
Statue of George Floyd | |
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| |
Artist | Stanley Watts |
Year | 2021 |
Medium | Bronze |
Subject | George Floyd |
Weight | 700 pounds (320 kg) |
Location | Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
40°43′54″N 74°10′26″W / 40.7318°N 74.1740°W |
A bronze statue of George Floyd (1973–2020), an African-American man who was murdered by police in Minneapolis, was completed by Stanley Watts and unveiled in 2021. [1] It is situated outside Newark, New Jersey's City Hall in Government Center. [2]
Weighing 700 pounds (320 kg), [2] the statue is of Floyd sitting relaxed on a bench. Watts said of the statue that "The world needed a peaceful George". [3]
The statue was commissioned by Leon Pickney. [4] The piece was briefly displayed at Faison Firehouse Theater in Harlem, New York. [5] It was donated to the city of Newark and installed on Juneteenth, 2021, and is to remain at its present location for at least one year. [2]
Days after installation, on the night of June 24, the sculpture was vandalized. The face of the statue was painted black, with the name of a neo-Nazi group painted on its torso. [4] The paint was removed shortly after by the Newark Public Works Department. [6] The statue was vandalized a second time by a 37-year old actor in October 2021. [7]