{"id":79215,"date":"2020-06-25T17:00:50","date_gmt":"2020-06-25T15:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=79215"},"modified":"2020-06-25T07:52:18","modified_gmt":"2020-06-25T05:52:18","slug":"03-05-55","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=79215","title":{"rendered":"The Museum has requested that the Equestrian Statue be moved"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"<\/a>The Museum has requested that the Equestrian Statue be moved<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n

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Leon Rozenbaum
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\nThis is simply disgusting! I am appalled at your planned action. Not only it will not advance racial justice one iota but what a repugnant way it is to show ingratitude to Teddy Roosevelt for a role his family played in development of the Museum. Will you show the door to his great-grandson as well? Will he be forced to make a kneeled apology in public as a Trustee?<\/span><\/p>\n

Do you plan to return many of your artifacts to the countries of their origin? Surely they were acquired by “racist collectors” depriving thus their rightful owners of the benefit of owning their history. Don’t wait for the mob to crash through your gates!<\/span><\/p>\n

I will not renew my dual membership.<\/span>
\nWith no regard at all,<\/span>
\nLeon Rozenbaum.<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nDear Leon and Alina,<\/h5>\n
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Over the last few weeks, our Museum community has been profoundly moved by the ever-widening movement for racial justice that has emerged after the killing of George Floyd. We also have watched as the attention of the world and the country has increasingly turned to statues and monuments as powerful and hurtful symbols of systemic racism.\u202f\u202f <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Equestrian Statue that sits on New York City public park land in front of the Museum\u2019s Central Park West entrance is part of the New York State memorial to Theodore Roosevelt, who served as Governor of New York State before becoming the 26th President of the United States. The Statue has long been controversial because of the hierarchical composition that places one figure on horseback and the others walking alongside, and many of us find its depictions of the Native American and African figures and their placement in the monument racist.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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From 2017 to 2018, the Mayoral Advisory Commission on City Art, Monuments, and Markers considered whether to remove the Statue along with two other New York City monuments and one historical marker. The Commission did not reach consensus on the Statue, and the City directed that it should stay in place with additional interpretation and context to be provided by the Museum.\u202f <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Last year, the Museum opened <\/span>Addressing the Statue<\/i><\/span>, an exhibition about the history of the Statue and contemporary reactions to it. We are proud of that work, which helped advance our and the public\u2019s understanding of the Statue and its history and promoted dialogue about important issues of race and cultural representation, but in the current moment, it is abundantly clear that this approach is not sufficient.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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While the Statue is owned by the City, the Museum recognizes the importance of taking a position at this time. We believe that the Statue should no longer remain and have requested that it be moved. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Museum will remain the site of New York State\u2019s official memorial to Theodore Roosevelt. The Roosevelt Family has a long association with the Museum, beginning with the President\u2019s father and continuing with his great-grandson, Theodore Roosevelt IV, who serves as a Museum Trustee. And, in honor of Theodore Roosevelt\u2019s role as a leading conservationist, the Museum\u2019s Hall of Biodiversity will be named for him. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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We recognize that more work is needed to better understand not only the S<\/span>tatue, but our own history. As we strive to advance our institution\u2019s, our City\u2019s, and our country\u2019s passionate quest for racial justice, we believe that removing the Statue will be a symbol of progress and of our commitment to build and sustain an inclusive and equitable Museum community and broader society.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you would like to <\/span>learn<\/span> more about the Statue, its history, and contemporary perspectives, please visit our website, <\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span>A<\/span>ddressing the Statue<\/span><\/a><\/i><\/strong><\/span>, which was adapted from the exhibition, and watch the video<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Museum has requested that the Equestrian Statue be moved ***** Leon Rozenbaum This is simply disgusting! I am appalled at your planned action. Not only it will not advance racial justice one iota but what a repugnant way it is to show ingratitude to Teddy Roosevelt for a role his family played in development […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6],"tags":[26,24],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79215"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=79215"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79215\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":79224,"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79215\/revisions\/79224"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=79215"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=79215"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=79215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}