Wall Street Memorial Statue

by John Telfer

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Wall Street Memorial Statue

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John Telfer

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Photograph - Photograph

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I took this photograph of a statue that was built which stands right off of Broadway and one block from where the World Trade Centers stood. This statue was built in remembrance of all of the business people killed in the terrorist attack on 9/11. The statue was erected in a small park not to far from where the World Trade Centers had stood because this is a park that many business men and woman would come on a nice day and hang out and each lunch outside or just sit and read the newspapers. It was always kept clean and almost gave the appearance of an outdoor cafe. Seward Johnson�s sculpture �Double Check� has sat in Liberty Park, near Ground Zero, since 1982. The statue is of a businessman double-checking to see if he has everything in his suitcase. But it is more than just a random piece of art in the minds of millions of Americans.

After the attacks of September 11, 2001, Double Check survived the chaos. It was photographed that day, covered in ashes, reminiscent of the thousands that had fled for their lives, commemorating those who had lost theirs:

Double Check right after the attacks of 9/11
To many it is a national treasure; a reminder of what was and what we have lost. However, to members of the Occupy Wall Street "movement," it is merely a piece of capitalist propaganda that must be attacked.

Thus, the state that commemorates an iconic day in the lives of hundreds of millions of Americans had garbage dumped all over it. On the "businessman's" head was attached a bandana and a mask:
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February 9th, 2012

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