Statue of George Washington (Portland, Oregon)
A 1926–27 statue of George Washington by Italian American artist Pompeo Coppini was installed in northeast Portland, Oregon, United States.An inscription on the front of the plinth read: "GEORGE WASHINGTON / PRESENTED TO / THE CITY OF PORTLAND / BY / HENRY WALDO COE / 1927".The Portland statue was created by Coppini in his New York studio in 1926,[6] and cast by Roman Bronze Works.[9] On the night of June 18, 2020, protesters set the statue aflame before toppling and defacing it with "Genocidal Colonist," "You're on native lands," "BLM," "Big Floyd," and "1619."[3][4][5] In response to the murder of George Floyd, demonstrators also knocked down and damaged four other monuments across the city.
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