Statue of Christopher Columbus (Denver) explained
A statue of Christopher Columbus was installed in Denver, Colorado, United States.[1] It was the work of Denver-based artist William F. Joseph, dedicated in 1972. Joseph's statue was vandalized and torn down by protestors in June 2020 during the civil unrest that followed the murder of George Floyd in May 2020.[2] A number of monuments and memorials across the United States associated with racial injustice were vandalized, destroyed or removed.[3] The statue is being stored at an undisclosed location.[4]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Christopher Columbus - Denver Public Art . denverpublicart.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20200613050305/https://denverpublicart.org/public-arts/christopher-columbus-discoverer-of-america-2/ . 2020-06-13.
- News: 2020-06-26. Two more Denver statues — honoring Christopher Columbus, Kit Carson — come down as city reacts to protests. 2020-08-10. The Denver Post. en-US. 2020-08-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20200813062259/https://www.denverpost.com/2020/06/26/columbus-statue-torn-down-denver/. live.
- Web site: Segers . Grace . Trump Signs Executive Order to Protect Monuments . CBS News . June 27, 2020 . June 27, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200627174032/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-executive-order-protect-monuments/ . June 27, 2020 . live .
- Web site: Wenzel . John . 2023-09-05 . Denver's toppled civic monuments remain in limbo as the city figures out how to replace them . 2023-09-07 . The Denver Post . en-US.
