The Baggage Handler: Difference between revisions

====Date: [[:Category:1995 - 2005|1995 - 2005]] [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]====

====Region: [[:Category:North America|North America]] [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|{location3}]]====

====Subject: [[:Category:Nudity|Nudity]] [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]====

====Medium: [[:Category:Sculpture|Sculpture]] [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]====

'''The Incident:''' After the City publicly display "The Baggage Handler" in a traffic circle in Penticton, the sculpture faced multiple incidents of vandalism including being pushed off of its base and severing his genetalia.  <P>

'''Results of Incident:''' Hermesh requested $20,000 to repair the damaged sculpture; however, the city council decided to remove the scupture and  gave the artist $300 to cover moving costs. A local band, Shaker Green, wrote a song about the sculpture entitled, "Frank the Baggage Handler." The sculpture could possibly be relocated to one of numerous companies who have expressed their desire to have the scultpure.  <P>

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