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The sculpture in 2016
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| Artist | John Seward Johnson II |
| Year | 1982 (1982) |
| Type | Sculpture |
| Location | New York City, New York, United States |
| Coordinates | 40°42′33″N 74°00′38″W / 40.7093°N 74.0105°W / 40.7093; -74.0105 |
Double Check is a 1982 sculpture by John Seward Johnson II, located across from Zuccotti Park at the corner of Liberty Street and Broadway in Manhattan, New York City.[1] The bronze[2] sculpture portrays a well-dressed businessman sitting with his briefcase open, which are filled with office materials getting ready to enter an office building.[3] The statue is notable for its association with the 9/11 attacks.[3]
The sculpture was installed before the September 11 attacks serving as a art piece.[3] However, after the attack, it became a memorial site, with people leaving flowers, notes, and candles.[3] Photos were taken where the sculpture was covered in ash after the attack with it suffering minor damage.[3] It was moved multiple times and was moved for the final time across from Zuccotti Park (then Liberty Park).[4] The statue was removed to be cleaned and was returned to its original place in June 1, 2006.[2][a]
In 2018, the statue was relocated to the northwest corner of Broadway and Liberty.[5][user-generated source?]
...a symbol of Lower Manhattan's survival after 9/11.
— David W. Dunlap, New York Times[2]
I'd want it to be wherever they do a memorial. He's not just a businessman anymore, he's so much a part of that tragedy.'
— Seward Johnson Jr., [4]
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