Equestrian Statue of Theodore Roosevelt (American Museum of Natural History removal)

The bronze equestrian monument of Theodore Roosevelt by James Earle Fraser stood outside the American Museum of Natural History and depicted Roosevelt on horseback flanked by a Native American man and an African man. The composition drew criticism for its racialized hierarchy, and the museum removed the statue from public view in January 2022 after internal review and public debate. The removal was implemented by the museum and city authorities as part of a reassessment of the statue’s place on museum grounds and in the public sphere.