''The Newsboy'' is a

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of a

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, United States. The statue, created by artist Bruce Hanners, is located outside the 8 on the Square condominium building, on Broad Street in the

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area of downtown Columbus.

Description

The sculpture depicts a

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wearing a hat, scarf, and winter coat. The figure holds up vintage newspapers from ''

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'' and '' The Columbus Citizen-Journal'', while standing beside a stack of newspapers. The newspapers include text about the founding of the organization and list its contributors. The statue is located by the corner of Broad and

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, where Charity Newsies was founded. A nearby plaque describes the founding event that took place there in 1907.

History

The statue was commissioned by Charity Newsies, an organization that raises funds to donate clothes to children in need. The organization is known for its volunteers selling special edition copies of ''

'' annually to raise money for the organization. Charity Newsies held an unveiling ceremony for the statue in June 2018, commemorating its 110th anniversary, attended by Mayor

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. The idea for the statue came from Tom Beck, a longtime member and past president of the organization. Beck contacted Bruce Hanners, the sculptor and a lab technician at the

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, to design the work; he sculpted it with the help of student volunteers.

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