Statue of Victor Hugo, Besançon

has description | a une description: In a three-piece suit, Victor Hugo is standing one hand in his pocket, the other holding a pocket watch that he is looking at. The bronze is polychrome, blue jacket, white shirt, white beard and hair, bronze-colored skin.
was commissioned by | a été commandé par: Ousmane Sow created a statue of Victor Hugo in 2002 with the support of NGO "Médecins du monde". On his website, he claims "a particular admiration and tenderness for Hugo, who at the age of sixteen wrote 'Bug Jargal', the story of a captain in Saint-Domingue who sacrifices his life to save his slave".
has current owner | est actuellement possédée par: Public (City/Town)
has current location | a pour localisation actuelle: Besançon; France
has dimension (height (cm)) | a pour dimension (hauteur (cm)): 230
was discussed by | a été contesté par: 2022, White paint on the face of the statue of Victor Hugo; 2022 , White paint on another statue by Ousmane Sow in Besançon, France; 2022, Republican sponsorship of a migrant at the foot of the Victor Hugo statue; 2023, Conviction of the perpetrators of the defacement of the Victor Hugo statue in November 2022

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