Bust of John McDonogh

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Bust of John McDonogh
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The bust in 2017
Bust of John McDonogh
Year1938 (1938)
Subject John McDonogh
Location New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Coordinates 29°57′12″N90°04′33″W / 29.9532°N 90.0759°W / 29.9532; -90.0759

A bust of John McDonogh was installed in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States in 1938, as part of the Federal Art Project. It was created by Angela Gregory, [1] a New Orleans native, and was erected at what was designated "McDonogh Place", a small park in Uptown New Orleans at St. Charles Avenue and Toledano Street. In 1958, it was moved to Duncan Plaza by the new City Hall. The artwork was surveyed by the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1993. [2]

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The sculpture was torn down by protesters on June 13, 2020, and rolled into the Mississippi River. [3] [4] The mayor of New Orleans, LaToya Cantrell, condemned the act on Twitter, calling it "unlawful". [5] [6] The bust was retrieved from the river a couple days later, [7] and returned it to city officials. [8]

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  1. ↑ "Statue of Confederate Governor to Commemorate War Anniversary". The Church Point News. February 2, 1960. p. 6. Retrieved June 14, 2020– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  2. ↑ "John McDonogh, (sculpture)". siris-artinventories.si.edu. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Watch: New Orleans protesters take down statue of John McDonogh, toss it in Mississippi River". NOLA.com. Archived from the original on June 14, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  4. ↑ "After John McDonogh bust taken down in New Orleans, NOPD books 2 people into jail, seeks third". NOLA.com. Archived from the original on June 14, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  5. ↑ @mayorcantrell (June 13, 2020). "The City of New Orleans rejects vandalism and destruction of City property. It is unlawful" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ↑ "New Orleans Protesters Pull Down Bust of Slave Owner and Throw It in the Mississippi River". Time. Archived from the original on June 14, 2020. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Someone pulled the John McDonogh statue from the river, but where is it now?". wwltv.com. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  8. ↑ Stole, Bryn. "John McDonogh bust -- dumped into the river and fished out again -- now back in city's hands". NOLA.com. Retrieved June 25, 2020.


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