Was New York Betrayed When It Sent Its Statue of Theodore Roosevelt To Be Put on Display in the Badlands?
The removal of the statue was approved with the explicit understanding that it would be publicly accessible, but there are no plans to display it in the future.
When New York City removed its famous Theodore Roosevelt statue from the American Museum of Natural History, it was never meant to be taken away from the public’s eyes entirely. At least, that’s what the city’s Public Design Commission, which oversees relocation of city art, resolved in June 2021.
It said that the removal was approved only “with the understanding” that “a proposal will be submitted for the relocation via long-term loan of the artwork to a publicly-accessible site with significant connections to the life and work of Theodore Roosevelt.”
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