Take a look at these famous statues around the world wearing face masks during pandemic
On any normal day, she stands a fiery 4 feet, her bronze back slightly arched, her chin high in defiance.
Frozen in time, the Fearless Girl statue has become a young staple outside the New York Stock Exchange in the Financial District of Manhattan, her ponytail forever waving in solidarity of female empowerment.
But today, she looks different.
Today, in solidarity with everyone across the globe affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, she’s donning a surgical mask to promote social distancing.
And she’s not the only one.
From her one-time bronze companion, the famous Charging Bull on Broadway, to the mirthful statue of the late Freddie Mercury in Montreux, Switzerland, statues everywhere are reflecting the ominous times as the coronavirus runs rabid across the world.
In Tokyo, the famous statue of the dog Hachiko wears a surgical mask in solidarity.
In Philadelphia, the Rocky statue celebrating in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art now serves as a warning to keep your distance during these troubling times.
A statue of Rosa Parks at a bus stop in downtown Dallas is now an unsettling COVID reminder.
In Kansas City, the Firefighters Fountain and Memorial wore masks in honor of Billy Birmingham, an EMT with the Kansas City Fire Department who fell victim to the coronavirus.
Homemade masks cover the mouths and noses of the statues around the University of Southern California.
In Overland Park, Kansas, a statue of founder William B. Strang wears a homemade mask.
A mask can be seen on the Goddess of Commerce in Tacoma, Washington.
In Boston, the Make Way for Ducklings statues on Boston Common each wear sunshine bright masks.
Also in New York City, the statue at the Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial in Riverside Park dons a crimson mask tightly around her face. New York’s daily death toll has swelled back to near 800 on Tuesday, just a day after dropping below 700 for the first time in several days.
All around the world, these statues are serving as a artistic, yet frightening reminder that this is the new normal.