[Reassembly of the George Washington Statue, Union Square Park, New York]
Berenice Abbott American
As part of the redesign of lower Manhattan’s Union Square Park between 1929 and 1930, the equestrian statue of George Washington by Henry Kirke Brown was relocated from its original base close to vehicular traffic to its current position within the park’s more serene green space. These two photographs of the revered statue, captured in a moment of precariousness, challenge traditional ways of thinking of monuments as unwavering symbols of power. In fact, Abbott directs our attention to the three unknown laborers working atop the pedestal by centrally featuring their efforts within the photograph’s frame.
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![[Reassembly of the George Washington Statue, Union Square Park, New York], Berenice Abbott (American, Springfield, Ohio 1898–1991 Monson, Maine), Gelatin silver print](/Rodan/dist/svg/rolling-0.9s-30px.svg)
