The sculpture of a defiant-looking young girl has been removed from her original location at Bowling Green in preparation for her reinstallation, said State Street Global Advisors , the world's third-largest asset manager that installed the statue last year.
The statue hasn't been relocated to its new location yet, but will be there by the end of the year, State Street said .
On the eve of International Women’s Day 2017, the Boston-based financial-services firm placed the bronze girl statue in front of Wall Street's iconic "Charging Bull" statue as part of its campaign to pressure companies to add more women to their boards.
The "Fearless Girl" was installed with a temporary permit by New York City, but was so popular that the public successfully petitioned the city's officials to extend the permit through 2018.
At that time, Arturo Di Modica, the sculptor of Wall Street's " Charging Bull " was mad about the decision to extend the temporary installation permit.
"Women, girls, that's great, but that's not what that (my sculpture) is," he said. "I put it there for art. My bull is a symbol for America. My bull is a symbol of prosperity and for strength."
In April, the mayor's office said that the statue's post outside of the New York Stock Exchange would be its "long-term" home. Mayor Bill De Blasio called the statue "a powerful symbol of the need for change at the highest levels of corporate America" and "a durable part of our city's civic life."
A plaque with two footsteps marks the girl's former spot in the heart of New York City's Financial District. "Fearless Girl is on the move to The New York Stock Exchange," the plaque reads. "Until she's there, stand for her."
"While Fearless Girl is preparing to move to her new home, we encourage the public to visit Bowling Green and #StandForHer to keep her powerful message going strong," said State Street.
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