Bust of George Floyd explained

Bust of George Floyd
Italic Title:no
Artist:Chris Carnabuci
Medium:Wood
Subject:George Floyd
Height Imperial:6
Metric Unit:m
Imperial Unit:ft
City:Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Coordinates:40.6333°N -73.9479°W
Mapframe:yes

The bust of George Floyd is a sculpture of George Floyd (1973–2020), an African-American man who was murdered by a police officer during his arrest in Minneapolis. Initially situated in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, it is currently displayed in Union Square, Manhattan.[1]

The sculpture sits on a marble base, with the 6feet bust being made of layers of CNC-cut okoumé plywood.[2] It was created by artist Chris Carnabuci and unveiled by Floyd's brother Terrence, as part of the 2021 Juneteenth federal holiday, saying "My brother was the sacrifice, so I need y'all to continue to pay attention and keep my big brother's name ringing in the ears of everyone." It was moved to Manhattan on 1 October 2021 and displayed next to busts of Breonna Taylor and John Lewis. Each bust is part of the See in Justice public art exhibition.[3]

Vandalism

The sculpture was vandalized days after it was unveiled with "PATRIOTFRONT.US", the website of Patriot Front, spray painted on the base of the sculpture.[4] [5] According to the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), Patriot Front is a white nationalist hate group. On June 25, 2021, the New York City Police Department (NYPD) stated that they were investigating the incident as a hate crime.[6]

Two days after it was moved to Union Square, the bust was vandalized with grey paint.[7] [3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Hauck. Grace. 2021-06-19. 'Larger than life' George Floyd statues unveiled to mark Juneteenth in US cities. USA Today. 2021-06-20. June 20, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210620055514/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/06/19/juneteenth-george-floyd-harriet-tubman-statues-unveiled-us-cities/7754673002/. live.
  2. Web site: Home . Confront Art. 2021-08-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20210804015626/https://www.confrontart.com/. 2021-08-04. live.
  3. Web site: Statue of George Floyd in Union Square vandalised for second time. The Arts Newspaper. Angeleti. Gabriella. October 4, 2021. January 7, 2023.
  4. News: Morales. Mark. Watts. Lila. 2021-06-25. NYPD investigating vandalism of the George Floyd statue in Brooklyn as a hate crime. live. CNN. 2021-06-25. June 25, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210625172405/https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/25/us/george-floyd-nyc-statue-vandalized/index.html.
  5. de Blasio. Bill . Bill de Blasio. NYCMayor. 1408149957593473024 . 2021-06-24. Last night a far-right extremist group vandalized a statue of George Floyd in Brooklyn. A racist, loathsome, despicable act of hate. The City Cleanup Corps is repairing the statue right now and a hate crime investigation is underway. We will bring these cowards to justice.. https://web.archive.org/web/20210804021046/https://twitter.com/NYCMayor/status/1408149957593473024. 2021-08-04. live. 2021-08-04.
  6. News: Massie. Graeme . 2021-06-25. George Floyd statue in New York vandalised with name of white supremacist group . The Independent. 2021-08-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20210725063835/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/george-floyd-statue-brooklyn-vandalised-b1872491.html. 2021-07-25. live.
  7. News: A man threw paint on a sculpture of George Floyd. It's the second time the statue has been vandalized.. Jayclin. Peiser. The Washington Post. subscription. 4 October 2021. 4 October 2021. October 25, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211025164631/https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/10/04/george-floyd-bust-vandalism-nyc/. live.

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