Statue of John Fane Charles Hamilton | |
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Artist | Margriet Windhausen |
Year | 2013 |
Medium | Bronze sculpture |
Subject | John Fane Charles Hamilton |
Location | Hamilton, New Zealand |
A bronze statue of Captain John Fane Charles Hamilton was installed for seven years, in Hamilton, New Zealand, from in 2013 [1] until removal in June 2020. [2]
The settlement of Hamilton (now a city) was named after Captain Hamilton, [3] a British naval officer who was killed in action during colonial invasion of Maori land at the Battle of Gate Pā.
The life-size statue by Margriet Windhausen was gifted to Hamilton City by the Gallagher Group in 2013 "to celebrate 75 years in business". [4] [5]
In 2017, the donor's CEO, Sir William Gallagher, [6] gave an Institute of Directors speech describing the Treaty of Waitangi as a fraud and denied it involved a partnership between Māori and the Crown. [7] About a dozen directors walked out of the speech in protest. [8]
The statue was defaced with red paint [9] in August 2018 by the activist Taitumu Maipi. [10]
In June 2020, ahead of a George Floyd protest in the US, the Hamilton City Council discussed the statue [11] with Sir William's brother and fellow director, John Gallagher, [12] then slated it for removal, after a request by Māori tribal confederation Waikato Tainui. [13] [14]
On 12 June 2020, the Hamilton City Council removed the statue of Captain Hamilton. [15]
Statue of John Fane Charles Hamilton | |
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Artist | Margriet Windhausen |
Year | 2013 |
Medium | Bronze sculpture |
Subject | John Fane Charles Hamilton |
Location | Hamilton, New Zealand |
A bronze statue of Captain John Fane Charles Hamilton was installed for seven years, in Hamilton, New Zealand, from in 2013 [1] until removal in June 2020. [2]
The settlement of Hamilton (now a city) was named after Captain Hamilton, [3] a British naval officer who was killed in action during colonial invasion of Maori land at the Battle of Gate Pā.
The life-size statue by Margriet Windhausen was gifted to Hamilton City by the Gallagher Group in 2013 "to celebrate 75 years in business". [4] [5]
In 2017, the donor's CEO, Sir William Gallagher, [6] gave an Institute of Directors speech describing the Treaty of Waitangi as a fraud and denied it involved a partnership between Māori and the Crown. [7] About a dozen directors walked out of the speech in protest. [8]
The statue was defaced with red paint [9] in August 2018 by the activist Taitumu Maipi. [10]
In June 2020, ahead of a George Floyd protest in the US, the Hamilton City Council discussed the statue [11] with Sir William's brother and fellow director, John Gallagher, [12] then slated it for removal, after a request by Māori tribal confederation Waikato Tainui. [13] [14]
On 12 June 2020, the Hamilton City Council removed the statue of Captain Hamilton. [15]