Statue

7 photos · 2012–2020

7 photographs tagged Statue, 2012–2020.

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Toppled George Washington statue vandalized with red and yellow paint in Washburn Fair Oaks, Minneapolis.
The bronze George Washington statue in Washburn Fair Oaks Park was pulled from its base and left splashed with red and yellow paint, with "LAND BACK!" written across its side. The statue was dedicated in 1897, a gift to the city from the Daughters of the American R. It depicted Washington on horseback and had stood in the park for over a century before it was toppled.

George Washington Statue Toppled in Washburn Fair Oaks Park

The Pioneers Statue in Northeast Minneapolis vandalized with red paint and protest messages at night.
The Pioneers Monument was sculpted by John K. Daniels and dedicated in 1936 to honor early European settlers in Minnesota. Vandals covered the granite base in red paint, writing "Decolonize," "Land Back," and "All Colonizers Are Bastards" across the statue and its steps. The monument depicts pioneer figures in bronze atop a stone pedestal and has drawn criticism in recent years from Indigenous activists who argue it glorifies colonization. Similar defacement has targeted other Minneapolis monuments tied to settler history amid broader calls to reconsider public memorials.

“Land Back” Graffiti Sprayed on the Pioneers Monument in Minneapolis

Hubert Humphrey statue stands before boarded Minneapolis City Hall with yellow flowers in foreground garden.
The Hubert H. Humphrey statue stands outside Minneapolis City Hall in downtown Minneapolis, with plywood covering the building behind it and a City Hall Victory Garden in the foreground. The bronze memorial honors Humphrey, who served as mayor of Minneapolis, a U.S. senator, and vice president of the United States.

Hubert Humphrey Statue Beside the Victory Garden at Minneapolis City Hall

Tarpon Springs Sponge Diver Memorial holding a brass diving helmet in Florida
The Sponge Diver Memorial in Tarpon Springs, Florida, honors the Greek immigrant divers who built the city’s sponge industry. The bronze figure holds a traditional brass diving helmet, a key piece of early sponge-diving equipment.

Tarpon Springs Sponge Diver Memorial, Tarpon Springs Florida

Bronze statue of Brett Favre at Hancock High School football stadium in Kiln, Mississippi.
Brett Favre grew up in Kiln and starred at Hancock North Central High School before his college career at Southern Mississippi and his NFL run with the Green Bay Packers, Atlanta Falcons, New York Jets, and Minnesota Vikings. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2016. The bronze statue on the school grounds depicts him in throwing form and stands enclosed by a wrought-iron fence beside the football stadium's track and field.

Brett Favre Statue Overlooking the Field at Hancock High School

Abandoned presidential busts from Presidents Park are seen in the Black Hills Forest, South Dakota. The park featured 20-foot-tall concrete sculptures of U.S. presidents.
Abandoned presidential busts from the former Presidents Park attraction are seen in the Black Hills Forest near Lead, South Dakota. Opened in 2003 by artist David Adickes, the park featured forty-three 20-foot-tall concrete sculptures of U.S. presidents. The attraction closed by 2010 due to low visitor numbers, leaving the statues to be reclaimed by nature. These weathered relics now stand as a testament to ambitious, yet ultimately unsuccessful, private ventures in roadside Americana.

Abandoned Presidents Park Statues in Black Hills Forest, South Dakota

Nathanael Greene Monument in Greensboro, North Carolina, featuring an equestrian statue honoring the Continental Army general.
Nathanael Greene commanded the Continental Army's Southern Department starting in 1780, leading a campaign of strategic retreats and skirmishes that wore down Lord Cornwallis's forces across the Carolinas. His tactics at the Battle of Guilford Courthouse in March 1781, fought just a few miles from this site, left Cornwallis's army so depleted that it withdrew toward Virginia and ultimately surrendered at Yorktown later that year. The monument's base carries a line attributed to Cornwallis himself: "Greene is as dangerous as Washington; I never feel secure when encamped in his neighbourhood." Greensboro, founded in 1808, was named in Greene's honor for his role in turning the tide of the war in the South.

Equestrian Statue of Nathanael Greene in Greensboro

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