15-Foot Gold-Colored Trump Statue Impounded in Ohio
A 15-foot, gold-colored statue of Donald Trump is currently impounded in Zanesville, Ohio, due to a payment dispute. The origins, intended recipient, and ultimate purpose of the statue remain unclear as the financial and legal disagreements are being resolved. The situation has drawn local media attention in the city.
- The statue was created by Zanesville sculptor Alan Cottrill, who has produced over 400 life-size or larger figures, including a statue of Thomas Edison that stands in the U.S. Capitol. - The total cost of the 2,400-pound bronze statue is reported to be between $300,000 and $360,000. The current payment dispute holding up its delivery is for a balance of around $92,000. - It was commissioned by a group of cryptocurrency entrepreneurs to promote a memecoin called $PATRIOT. The sculptor alleges the backers began using images of the statue for promotion before he was fully paid. - The statue, nicknamed "Don Colossus," is slated to be installed on a 6,000-pound base at the Trump National Doral golf complex in Miami. - This is not the first gold-colored Trump statue to gain media attention; a smaller fiberglass statue made in Mexico was a viral sensation at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in 2021. - The sculpture depicts a defiant Trump with a raised fist, intended to commemorate the moment after he survived an assassination attempt in July 2024. - Sculptor Alan Cottrill noted that one of the most significant artistic challenges was capturing Trump's signature "wispy" hairstyle in a way that could be cast in bronze, requiring him to make it thicker.
