The statue of Leonard Peltier, American Indian Movement activist and long-term prisoner, was created by political artist Rigo 23. The piece is based on a self-portrait of Peltier and was created to raise awareness of Peltier's Native American activism, artistry, and his 41 years in prison. [1]

Leonard Peltier (born September 12, 1944) is a Native American activist and member of the American Indian Movement ... In 2016, a statue of Peltier, based on a self portrait he made in prison, was created by artist Rigo 23 and installed on the grounds of American University in Washington, D.C.. After the university received complaints from the ...

Jan 3, 2023 · LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Artist Rigo 23’s statue of incarcerated Native American activist Leonard Peltier has traveled across the county, stood watch alongside the water protectors at Standing...

Sep 24, 2021 · “Time and Again,” on display now through Nov. 18 in the Main Gallery, is an exhibition centered on Rigo 23’s statue of Native American activist Leonard Peltier, who is serving two life terms in prison for the murders of two FBI agents during a shootout on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota on June 26, 1975.

Feb 27, 2018 · Rigo’s statue of Peltier is imposing and large. And yet in a sense it is still confined. It’s footprint on the museum’s floor, outlined in cinder blocks, is just six by nine feet in total—the...

Nov 10, 2020 · SAN FRANCISCO — Artist Rigo 23 got the idea to do a large-scale statue of Leonard Peltier, an American Indian Movement (AIM) activist who’s been incarcerated since 1977, when he saw a small...

Nov 12, 2020 · Peering out over the San Francisco Bay toward Alcatraz is a monumental statue that pays homage to an American Indian Movement activist who’s been incarcerated for decades. Created by Portuguese-American artist Rigo 23 in 2016, the 12-foot-tall figure resembles a small self-portrait that the activist, Leonard Peltier, painted while imprisoned.

Feb 2, 2017 · The artist behind the nine-foot-tall statue of Native American activist and convicted criminal Leonard Peltier said he feels the University’s decision to remove the work from the Katzen Arts Center’s lawn is an affront to freedom of expression.

Nov 13, 2018 · It was created to raise awareness of Peltier's Native American activism, artistry, and his 41 years in prison. The statue is of polychromed redwood and steel, and stands nine feet tall on a base measuring six feet by nine feet, modeled to match the dimensions of …

Jan 4, 2023 · LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Artist Rigo 23’s statue of incarcerated Native American activist Leonard Peltier has traveled across the county, stood watch alongside the water protectors at Standing Rock, and survived bomb threats.