Focus on The Promised Land (sculpture) and explore the Vandalism and removal.
The artwork was vandalized during the local George Floyd protests, and later removed and stored out of public view.In June 2023, the Mellon Foundation awarded the city of Portland and Lewis & Clark College a joint grant to hold public talks about the possible restoration of "The Promised Land" and other statues removed during the Floyd protests.
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