Harambe (statue)
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| Harambe | |
|---|---|
| Artist | Unrevealed |
| Year | 2021 |
| Medium | Bronze |
| Subject | Harambe |
| Dimensions | 2.1336 m × 0.741 m × 0.420 m (7.000 ft × 2.43 ft × 1.38 ft) |
| Location | New York City, New York |
The Harambe statue is a seven-foot-tall, bronze sculpture of the deceased western lowland gorilla
New York City, New York, facing the Charging Bull statue. Beneath Charging Bull were 10,000 bananas (later donated to charity).[1]
On October 26, 2021, it was briefly placed in front of the Facebook headquarters in California.[2]
Sculpture and artist
The bronze sculpture was apparently cast in five pieces by using a "lost wax technique", and soldered together by an unrevealed artist commissioned by Ankit Bhatia and Robert Giometti of the group Sapien.Network.[3]
Reaction
Multiple news agencies reported on the Harambe statue[4][5] The news of the Bronze Harambe statue reached beyond North America and NBC New York's initial covering of the statue.[6] The French newspaper Libération showed an interest in the incident.[7]
See also
- Gorilla, 1961 sculpture in London
References
- ^ "Harambe Statue appears in front of Wall Street's charging Bull". CTV News. 18 October 2021.
- ^ Hills, Megan (27 October 2021). "Why a 7-foot tall Harambe statue popped up outside Facebook headquarters". CNN. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- ^ Lozano, Gabriella (18 October 2021). "7-Foot-Tall Harambe Statue Stares Down Wall Street's Charging Bull, Which Is Now Covered in Bananas". NBC New York.
- ^ Bethel, B.J. (19 October 2021). "Seven-foot Harambe statue appears on Wall Street". WCPO.
- ^ Keane, Isabel (19 October 2021). "Harambe gorilla statue stares down Wall Street Charging Bull covered in bananas". Metro.
- ^ Best, Paul (18 October 2021). "Harambe statue pops up on Wall Street opposite the Charging Bull sculpture". Fox News.
- ^ "A New York, le gorille Harambe et ses 10 000 bananes face au taureau de Wall Street". Libération (in French). 19 October 2021.