‘Fearless Girl’ statue finds new home at New York Stock Exchange
'Fearless Girl' Moved Away From Charging Bull (CBS New York/Inform)
Artist Alex Gardega stands with his statue "Sketchy Dog" next to the "Fearless Girl" on Wall Street. (@EmicAcademic/Twitter)
In this March 8, 2017 file photo, the Fearless Girl statue faces Wall Street's Charging Bull statue in New York. The statue that has become a global symbol of female can-do business spirit, has been removed from her spot facing the "Charging Bull" to await a new home by the New York Stock Exchange. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
NEW YORK — The “Fearless Girl” statue that inspired millions with a message of female empowerment has a new permanent home in front of the New York Stock Exchange.
The statue was removed on Nov. 27 from its spot opposite Wall Street’s “Charging Bull” and unveiled at its new location Monday.
The hands-on-hips bronze statue was intended as a temporary display when the Boston-based State Street Global Advisors installed it in March 2017 to encourage corporations to put more women on their boards.
Tourists flocked to a traffic island for selfies with the 4-foot (130-centimeter) bronze celebrity. City officials said the crowds were causing a traffic hazard.
The bull will join the Fearless Girl at a later date.
