WATCH: 'Blue' statue removal at the Kennedy Center to disrupt traffic on Potomac Parkway
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How it spread - 11 original reports, 2 reprints
Wed, 2 September 2026
6 reports- foxbaltimore.com02:37first to report
The closure is to accommodate the sculpture's removal.
- rawstory.com12:13
President Donald Trump’s handpicked Kennedy Center Board has decided to remove a popular and whimsical piece of outdoor artwork without notice and explanation, according to a new report.The towering sculpture "Blue," by artist Joel Shapiro, was removed from the Kennedy Center's grounds this week, th...
- independent.co.uk14:12
Joel Shapiro’s towering piece is the latest target for elimination on the venue’s grounds, which are set to be renamed after the president
- The Hill14:28
The Kennedy Center is set to take down a towering sculpture from the center’s grounds on Wednesday. The artwork’s removal comes amid a wave of changes at the renowned Washington performing arts center during President Trump’s second term. The 24-foot aluminum sculpture, named “Blue,” was gifted to the center in 2019. The art, which was...
- hyperallergic.com17:30
Artists and activists condemned the National Park Service’s dismantling of "Blue” (2019), calling it an example of “Trump’s continued vandalism of the nation’s artistic treasures.”
- PBS NewsHour19:39
The sculpture, a tall, blue stick figure poised in action — as if to kick a ball or, from a different angle, having just kicked one — was designed by sculptor Joel Shapiro and installed in 2019.
Thu, 3 September 2026
1 report- Telegram.hr (Croatia)08:45
Skulptura Joela Shapira, imena Blue, postavljena je 2019. godine
Sat, 5 September 2026
1 report- NPR News12:00
"Blue," a statue that's been on the grounds of the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. for 7 years has been dismantled and removed.
2 reprints
- wuwf.org5 Sept, 12:00their copy
- wbaa.org5 Sept, 12:00their copy
Mon, 7 September 2026
1 report- thedailybeast.com21:00
The brothers, who have been in prison for more than 35 years, will have another shot at freedom in the spring.
Tue, 8 September 2026
2 reports- Telegram.hr (Croatia)07:23
Skulptura Joela Shapira bit će izložena u vrtu Nacionalne galerije umjetnosti
- The Hill14:53
The former Kennedy Center chairman who was ousted by President Trump last year has purchased the “Blue” sculpture that was removed from the center’s grounds last week. David Rubenstein, the former long term board chair who was fired by Trump and alongside many of his colleagues replaced with the president’s own allies, bought the 24-foot...