Comment Comment by pvg the bull originally represented the strength of the American peopleNo, that's just what Di Modica told people, presumably to better garner public support. It comes up in the original NYT reporting:http://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/16/nyregion/soho-gift-to-wall...You don't plop a massive bull in the middle of the Manhattan Financial District soon after a market crash to generally represent the "strength and power of the American people." It represents exactly what everyone who sees it thinks it represents. parent pvg 9 years ago
No, that's just what Di Modica told people, presumably to better garner public support. It comes up in the original NYT reporting:
http://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/16/nyregion/soho-gift-to-wall...
You don't plop a massive bull in the middle of the Manhattan Financial District soon after a market crash to generally represent the "strength and power of the American people." It represents exactly what everyone who sees it thinks it represents.