The Harambe statue is a seven-foot-tall, bronze sculpture of the deceased western lowland gorilla Harambe designed by a civic group called Sapien.Network. It first appeared in public on Monday October 18, 2021, on Wall Street, New York City, New York, facing the Charging Bull statue. Beneath Charging Bull were 10,000 bananas (later donated to charity).[1]
| 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 |
On October 26, 2021, it was briefly placed in front of the Facebook headquarters in California.[2]
Sculpture and artist
editThe 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 Sapien.Network group.[3]
Reaction
editMultiple news agencies reported on the Harambe statue.[4][5] News of the statue reached beyond North America and NBC New York's initial covering of the statue.[6] The French newspaper Libération covered the incident.[7]
See also
edit- Gorilla, 1961 sculpture in London
References
edit- ^ "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.