![]() ![]() The second Twitter post showed a voter registration sheet for "elk Nightmare" and said, "The evil elk is now registered to vote". Some of the group members were shown flashing the OK gesture, a symbol of white nationalism. The first had a photograph of supporters posing with the elk in a trailer bed and said, "He is registered to vote and will now be voting for Trump". įollowing the statue's removal, Patriot Prayer posted two messages to Twitter. There was little resistance from others during the act only one man who had been sleeping nearby shouted and watched as the group of 8–10 people easily lifted the sculpture, which was not anchored. Pappas approved and began planning the removal a few days prior. ![]() ![]() On the morning of October 10, 2020, a crew led by Patriot Prayer supporter Chandler Pappas removed the statue at approximately 9am. The statue replaced the Thompson Elk, a 1900 bronze sculpture and fountain by Roland Hinton Perry which became a target of graffiti and fires during the protests. The makeshift sculpture was erected in downtown Portland by demonstrators in July 2020, during the George Floyd protests. Jankowski and Safiyah Maurice of Oregon ArtsWatch said the sculpture had "a Louise Bourgeois death metal aesthetic". The statue which became known as the "nightmare elk" was crafted in metal by an unknown artist. 2.2 Replacement and subsequent appearance. ![]()
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