A crane lifted a nearly 5,000-pound, 23-foot-long and 8.5-foot-tall bronze gorilla sculpture off of a truck and into its new home in the outdoor space of the Bruce Museum in Greenwich on Tuesday. It's billed as the "world’s largest bronze gorilla sculpture."
The sculpture, named King Nyani, was created by public artists and husband-and-wife duo Gillie Schattner and Marc Schattner, who were inspired by a silverback mountain gorilla they met during a trip to Uganda, according to a news release by the museum. After witnessing the gorilla show "kindness and compassion" towards its family, the Schattners aimed to create pieces of art that focused on the gentler nature of the creatures rather than the violent one they are portrayed as having in films like "King Kong."
Watch video of installation here.
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