statues

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A revamped Rose Garden that buries the past and statues that diminish what the people they depict stood for.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

He has pushed for a National Garden of American Heroes featuring 250 life-size statues of figures including George Washington, Ronald Reagan and Jackie Robinson.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

That symbolism has only become more visible in recent months amid renewed attention on gold Trump statues, AI-generated heroic imagery and other forms of highly stylized political branding circulating online.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

The supermodel took her penchant for extravagant Halloween costumes to the Met Gala, where she dressed as one of the many marble statues gracing the museum's halls.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

What if the divers had failed to recognize that they were colossal, ancient statues that had been lying under the sea for centuries and covered with marine life?

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler