Statue of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

The statue of Ruth Bader Ginsburg is a 6 ft (1.8 m) bronze statue, set on a 1 ft (0.30 m) base, of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the second woman to serve on the United States Supreme Court. It will be installed permanently outside 445 Albee Square in Downtown Brooklyn's City Point in New York City on March 15, 2021.

Statue of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
ArtistGillie and Marc Shattner
MediumBronze sculpture
SubjectRuth Bader Ginsburg
Dimensions180 cm (6 ft)
LocationNew York City, New York, U.S.

Background

A 6 ft (1.8 m) bronze statue, set on a 1 ft (0.30 m) base (whose two steps represent the Supreme Court and her climb to get to it), of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the second woman to serve on the United States Supreme Court, has been created.[1][2][3] It will be unveiled outside Downtown Brooklyn's City Point, a mixed-use residential and commercial development, on March 15, 2021, to commemorate Women's History Month and Ginsburg's 88th birthday.[4][5][6][7] It will be installed permanently outside 445 Albee Square.[8][9][10]

Ginsberg was born and grew up in Brooklyn.[11][12] Brooklyn borough president Eric Adams has also declared March 15, 2021, "Justice Ginsburg Day".[13]

The larger-than-life statue was created by the husband-and-wife artist team Gillie and Marc Shattner (who earlier made a bronze bust of her with her approval), as part of their Statues for Equality initiative.[14][15][16]

References
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  3. Duggan, Kevin. "Statue of Ruth Bader Ginsburg planned for Downtown Brooklyn". amNewYork.
  4. Claudia Harmata. "Bronze Statue of Ruth Bader Ginsburg to Be Unveiled in Brooklyn on Her Birthday Next Year". PEOPLE.
  5. Zaveri, Mihir (October 15, 2020). "Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a Native Daughter of Brooklyn, to Get a Statue in Her Hometown". The New York Times. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  6. Shapiro, Emily (October 14, 2020). "Bronze statue of Ruth Bader Ginsburg to be unveiled in Brooklyn during Women's History Month". ABC News. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  7. O'Kane, Caitlin (October 15, 2020). "Statue of Ruth Bader Ginsburg to be unveiled in Brooklyn on her birthday". CBS News. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  8. Kimberly Dole. "Statue of Ruth Bader Ginsburg to be unveiled during Women's History Month in March," WBBM News Radio.
  9. Kevin Duggan. "RBG statue planned for Downtown’s City Point in 2021," Brooklyn Paper.
  10. "New mural honoring Ruth Bader Ginsburg going up in East Village," ABC 7, November 11, 2020.
  11. Coleman, Justine (October 14, 2020). "Ginsburg statue in Brooklyn to be unveiled on her birthday". TheHill.
  12. Miller, Ryan W. "A bronze statue of Ruth Bader Ginsburg will be erected in Brooklyn on her birthday next year". USA TODAY.
  13. Weaver, Shaye (October 15, 2020). "Brooklyn's RBG statue will be "larger than life" to be on equal ground with male sculptures". Time Out New York. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  14. "Statue Honoring Ruth Bader Ginsburg Coming to Downtown Brooklyn’s City Point," Brownstoner.
  15. "Press Release: Bronze Statue of Late Justice Ginsburg". City Point. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  16. Erin Spencer. "With Two Statues Announced, RBG Is Coming Home To Brooklyn," Forbes.
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