Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Climate-Action-Homeless-Polar-Bears-in-Washington-DC-27MZIFLW1CVO.htmlConceptually similarClimate Action Homeless Polar Bears in Washington DCGP01KD2Completed★★★★Climate Action Homeless Polar Bears in Washington DCGP01KD4Completed★★★★Climate Action Homeless Polar Bears in Washington DCGP01KD1Completed★★★★Climate Action Homeless Polar Bears in Washington DCGP01KCYCompleted★★★★Climate Action Homeless Polar Bears in Washington DCGP01KCZCompleted★★★★Climate Action Homeless Polar Bears in Washington DCGP01KD5Completed★★★★Climate Action Homeless Polar Bears in Washington DCGP01KD0Completed★★★★Polar Bear Endangered Species Act Status HearingGP02KLTCompleted★★★★Polar Bear Endangered Species Act Status HearingGP02KLMCompleted★★★★View AllGP01KD3Climate Action Homeless Polar Bears in Washington DCA woman and a child examine a homeless Polar Bear with a shopping cart by street artist Mark Jenkins on the National Mall in Washington. The sculpture placed in a walkway between the National Gallery of Art and the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum drew a steady stream of interested people before being seized and destroyed by Park Police. The bear was part of a series of 5 life-sized installations deployed around the city to call attention to the plight of polar bears who are losing vast areas of their sea ice habitat due to global warming.Locations:United States of America-Washington, D.C.Date:10 Sep, 2008Credit:© Greenpeace / Robert MeyersMaximum size:2048px X 1418pxKeywords:Animal likeness-Art installations-KWCI (GPI)-Polar bears-Props-Street theatre actions-Theatrical costumesShoot:Climate Action Homeless Polar Bears in Washington DCGreenpeace collaborate with well-known street artist Mark Jenkins for a project which highlights the shared plight of polar bears and humans in the face of global warming. We hope these life-size polar bear installations help people draw a deeper and more immediate connection to the reality of the crisis of the bears, who are losing vast areas of their sea ice habitat due to global warming.Related Collections:Greenpeace 40th Anniversary Exhibition Images (All Photographers)Homeless Polar Bear Street Sculptures
