Fearless Girl
by Kristen Visbal, 2017
Details
- Year
- 2017
- Medium
- Bronze
- Size
- 127 cm (50 in) tall
Kristen Visbal sculpted this Fearless Girl as a 127 cm (50-inch) bronze of a young girl standing with her hands on her hips, chin up, facing forward. Originally installed in March 2017 directly opposite the Charging Bull on International Women's Day, she now stands in front of the New York Stock Exchange.
State Street Global Advisors commissioned the statue to promote gender diversity on corporate boards. The piece became an instant viral sensation and sparked debate about public art, feminism, and corporate messaging. She was moved to her current location at the NYSE in December 2018. Whether you see her as a genuine feminist icon or clever corporate marketing depends on who you ask.
About Fearless Girl
She was relocated in 2018 from Bowling Green (where she faced the Charging Bull) to Broad Street, where she now faces the New York Stock Exchange. The bronze statue is about 50 inches tall and weighs 250 pounds. Sculptor Kristen Visbal created her.
Charging Bull sculptor Arturo Di Modica objected that Fearless Girl distorted his sculpture's original meaning (celebrating American resilience) by turning it into a symbol of male aggression. State Street Global Advisors commissioned Fearless Girl as marketing for a gender-diversity index fund, then settled a $5 million gender discrimination lawsuit from its own female employees the same year.
Kristen Visbal, born 1962 in Montevideo, Uruguay, based in Delaware. The statue was installed on March 7, 2017 (International Women's Day) with a one-week permit that kept getting extended due to public demand. Visbal later sued State Street over unauthorized reproductions.
Yes. She's on Broad Street in Manhattan's Financial District, facing the New York Stock Exchange. It's a public sidewalk, free to visit anytime. The original location at Bowling Green facing the Charging Bull was about a 5-minute walk south.
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