International Business News - Statue http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Police in Bangladesh's capital arrested eight members of a hard-line Islamic group for damaging a large outdoor sculpture of a group of white storks, an official said Sunday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081130/8-muslims-arrested-for-damaging-dhaka-sculpture.htm Sun, 30 Nov 2008 08:51:40 EST As the man who slew Goliath, King David could dispense with most threats. But not, it seems, a criminal with a crane. A 2.5 ton bronze statue of the Old Testament ruler was stolen from a stoneworking shop in Copenhagen, where it was being repaired, the dean of Copenhagen's cathedral said Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081017/missing-king-david-statue-stolen-in-denmark.htm Fri, 17 Oct 2008 13:30:14 EDT The mayor of this conservative Oklahoma City suburb on Wednesday retreated from a board's decision to help buy a bronze sculpture depicting Jesus Christ and said a private group will buy out the city's commitment. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081015/ok-city-funds-3rd-attempt-for-public-religious-art.htm Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:44:33 EDT A Utah state park moved an American Indian-inspired statue of a humpbacked flute player Thursday after objections that it was offensive because the male figure is anatomically correct. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/144163-anatomically-correct-statue.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081002/offended-neighbors-get-utah-park-statue-moved.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081002/offended-neighbors-get-utah-park-statue-moved.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:02:35 EDT A Utah state park on Thursday moved an American Indian-inspired statue of a humpbacked flute player because of objections it was offensive because the male figure is anatomically correct. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/144162-anatomically-correct-statue.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081002/offended-neighbors-get-utah-park-statue-moved.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081002/offended-neighbors-get-utah-park-statue-moved.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:00:35 EDT Police say a bronze horse statue stolen from a now-defunct New Jersey racetrack has been broken up and sold to a salvage yard for a fraction of its value. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080720/arrest-made-in-stolen-n-j-horse-statue.htm Sun, 20 Jul 2008 14:05:44 EDT The National Park Service is considering reopening Lady Liberty's crown for the first time since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, according to documents a congressman released on July Fourth. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/86050-statue-of-liberty.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080704/statue-of-libertys-crown-may-reopen-to-public.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080704/statue-of-libertys-crown-may-reopen-to-public.htm Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:10:26 EDT A Southern heritage group that opposed a statue of President Abraham Lincoln at the American Civil War Center is offering to donate a $100,000 statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis for the same site. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080617/confederate-group-offers-statue-to-civil-war-center.htm Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:39:47 EDT The American Civil War Center is weighing a $100,000 gift to its interactive Richmond education center. The gift is a bronze likeness of Confederate President Jefferson Davis being cast by Lexington sculptor Gary Casteel. The offer comes from the Sons of Confederate Veterans. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080617/southern-heritage-group-offers-a-life-size-homage-to-davis.htm Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:02:09 EDT Since the day a statue of Vladimir Ilich Lenin went up outside the trendy Red Square restaurant at the Tropicana Casino and Resort in 2005, Al Garrett has wanted it torn down. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080616/man-wants-statue-removed-from-atlantic-city-casino.htm Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:00:50 EDT She may be diminutive, but the fiery leader of India's most populous state has no patience for short statues of herself. Mayawati, the 5-foot tall chief minister of the northern India state of Uttar Pradesh, ordered officials to replace a 12-foot bronze statue of herself with a larger one because it was 3 feet shorter than nearby statues of other leaders. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080610/short-indian-leader-demands-taller-statue.htm Tue, 10 Jun 2008 05:00:45 EDT