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The Vanished Statue of Connecticut | Richmond News
For 25 years, a towering 10-foot-tall Native American statue nicknamed “Connecticut” stood guard over Richmond — a bold promotional giant for the Braves baseball team, crafted by the same artist behind the Arthur Ashe statue. Born from a self-funded art project in Maryland, it journeyed to Richmond after a zoning headache, then vanished from public view in 2019 after being taken down for repairs — leaving behind a haunting absence in a city reckoning with how it represents Indigenous people and people of color. Its story is part of a series honoring Richmond’s iconic cultural artifacts…
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