PHOTOS: Jefferson Davis statue packed up for Los Angeles
From the Richmond's Jefferson Davis statue on the move series
On Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, the Jefferson Davis statue was packed up at The Valentine to be transported to the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles for an upcoming exhibit. The statue had been toppled by protestors in 2020.
The Jefferson Davis statue rests on a dolly on Aug. 19, 2025, in Richmond.
The year of the U.S. independence is carved into the Jefferson Davis statue on August 19, 2025, in Richmond, Va.
Rachel Asbury Cole talks to the Bonsai Fine Arts team about delicate places on the Jefferson Davis statue on August 19, 2025, in Richmond, Va.
The arm of the Jefferson Davis statue is torn open on August 19, 2025, in Richmond, Va.
The remnants of a toilet paper noose are preserved on the Jefferson Davis statue Tuesday in Richmond.
Christina Vida and Rachel Asbury Cole remove the Post-it notes from the pillar next to the Jefferson Davis statue at the Valentine as the statue is prepared for transport on August 19, 2025, in Richmond, Va.
The Bonsai Fine Arts team wheels the Jefferson Davis statue out of the Valentine on Aug. 19, 2025, in Richmond.
The face of the Jefferson Davis statue is caved in and covered in black paint on August 19, 2025, in Richmond, Va.
The Jefferson Davis statue is prepared for transport to an exhibit in Los Angeles by Bonsai Fine Arts on August 19, 2025, in Richmond, Va.
The year of the confederate constitution is carved into the Jefferson Davis statue on August 19, 2025, in Richmond, Va.
The Jefferson Davis statue is headed to Los Angeles to be part of a new exhibition called MONUMENTS.
Lap Tran examines the Jefferson Davis statue while figuring out how to move it on August 19, 2025, in Richmond, Va.
The Jefferson Davis statue is prepared for transport to an exhibit in Los Angeles by Bonsai Fine Arts on August 19, 2025, in Richmond, Va.
Urination deposits are visible on the Jefferson Davis statue on August 19, 2025, in Richmond, Va.
The Bonsai Fine Arts team removes the Jefferson Davis statue from The Valentine.
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Richmond's Jefferson Davis statue on the move
On Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, the Jefferson Davis statue was packed up at The Valentine to be transported to the Museum of Contemporary Art in Lo…
The statue of Jefferson Davis toppled by protestors in 2020 was packed up and shipped off to a Los Angeles Museum on Tuesday.
