THE FEARLESS LITTLE GIRL AT WALL STREET.

                                   

FEARLESS  LITTLE  GIRL  FACING THE WALL STREET BULL IN DOWNTOWN  NEW YORK 

(Mobile photos..Avtar Mota)

This confident little girl,  done in bronze,  faces the charging bronze  bull at the  Wall street.  We were told  that the present Mayor of NYC   has ordered relocation of the bull and the girl. May  be at separate locations to  nearby Stock Market. The purpose is   to decongest traffic  .Both these  sculptures  located on the Broadway Traffic Median  are proving a hazard to   pedestrians and vehicular traffic .The girl may be relocated first and the charging bull may follow.

This 4 feet tall girl ( weighing around 110 kg ) looks  impressive and fearless as she faces   the bull. She appears to be saying:-

"  I am not afraid of you . I can catch you by the  horn." 

Tourist are impressed by her style and fearlessness. People try  to copy her style  while standing close to her for a photograph.

Wall Sreet is clse to the American Indian Museum. It is also close to Bowling Green Fence that is  full of red and yellow Tulips during the spring season .A central fountain adds grace to this Bowling  Fence.

This little pony-tailed  and fearless looking   girl,   representing female business prowess(  sculpted by Kristen Visbal) was installed in March 2017. It was installed to encourage corporate world to put  more women on their Board. It was to be displayed for a few weeks only . But its popularity broke all records and citizens sent petitions to the  Mayor to keep it.  So it continues to be there. The girl looks daring with her hands on her hip and chin pointed up. And i would say that the girl loudly proclaims that  the power of the human mind  is always bigger than animal force.

The  bronze charging bull was installed in 1989 after the 1987  stock market crash in the US. It had become a symbol of American financial resilience post 1987 crash. The 11 feet tall bronze bull,  weighing 7100 pounds ,was sculpted by Italian sculptor Arturo Di Modica.Does the little girl proclaim Majaz Lakhnavi's famous couplet ; 

"Bakshi hain hum ko ishq ne

vo juratein Majaz

Dartay nahin siyasat e

Ahl e jahaan se hum.."

( This love has bestowed such a fearlessness to me ,

that never ever am I afraid of this worldly politics .) 

(Avtar Mota)

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