A statue of John Deighton was commissioned in 1970, and was sculpted by Vern Simpson. Its location moved to various spots in Vancouver's Gastown neighborhood, in British Columbia, Canada.[1] It was finally installed at a spot near where Deighton (also known as "Gassy Jack") had opened the Globe Saloon in 1867.[2][3] On February 14, 2022, the statue was toppled by protesters.[4]
Deighton (November 1830 – May 23, 1875) was a Canadian bar owner who was born in Hull, England. He travelled to California and then New Caledonia (now British Columbia, Canada) as a gold prospector, before operating bars in New Westminster and later on the south side of Burrard Inlet.[5] The area later became known as Gastown, from Deighton's nickname "Gassy Jack".
The statue was sculpted by Vern Simpson, after being commissioned in 1970 by a group of Gastown developers,[1] and over the years, moved to various locations in Vancouver's Gastown neighborhood. It came to rest at the intersection of Carrall and Water streets, near where Deighton had built the Globe Saloon in 1867, one of the first buildings in Vancouver.
On June 16, 2020, the statue was splattered with red paint amidst growing calls to remove statues honoring colonialist or racist individuals. As reason for its removal, activists cited Deighton's marriage in 1870 to a 12-year-old Squamish girl named Quahail-ya. A petition calling for its removal garnered over 1,500 signatures in five days,[6][7] eventually reaching over 23,000 signatures.[8] It was toppled on February 14, 2022, by protesters during the 31st annual Women's Memorial March for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.[4] The pedestal was removed on April 4, 2022.[9]
^ ab. Vancouver Heritage Foundation. Archived from the original on July 22, 2019.
^Sciarpelletti, Laura (June 30, 2019). "Indigenous activists say the story of Gassy Jack is missing sordid details". CBC News. from the original on June 5, 2022. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
^Judd, Amy (2022-02-15). "Gassy Jack statue in Vancouver's Gastown toppled during women's memorial march, video shows | updated". Global News.ca. from the original on 2022-02-16. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
^ abAnderson, Sarah (2022-02-14). "Protesters topple Vancouver's Gassy Jack statue in Gastown". DH News. Vancouver: The Daily Hive. from the original on 2022-02-15. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
^Hull, Raymond; Ruskin, Olga (1971). Gastown's Gassy Jack. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: Gordon Soules Economic Research. ISBN0919574017.
^Britten, Liam (June 16, 2020). "Vancouver's Gassy Jack statue defaced, petition calls for its removal". CBC News. from the original on February 25, 2022. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
^Judd, Amy. "Vandals target Vancouver's Gassy Jack statue, considered a symbol of Indigenous oppression". GlobalNews.ca. from the original on February 16, 2022. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
^Slepian, Katya (14 February 2022). "Video shows 'Gassy Jack' statue toppled in Vancouver during women's memorial march". North Delta Reporter. Greater Vancouver: Black Press. from the original on 14 February 2022. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
^"Gassy Jack statue's pedestal removed in final step after toppling". Global News. April 4, 2022. from the original on May 26, 2022. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
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statue, john, deighton, statue, john, deighton, commissioned, 1970, sculpted, vern, simpson, location, moved, various, spots, vancouver, gastown, neighborhood, british, columbia, canada, finally, installed, spot, near, where, deighton, also, known, gassy, jack. A statue of John Deighton was commissioned in 1970 and was sculpted by Vern Simpson Its location moved to various spots in Vancouver s Gastown neighborhood in British Columbia Canada 1 It was finally installed at a spot near where Deighton also known as Gassy Jack had opened the Globe Saloon in 1867 2 3 On February 14 2022 the statue was toppled by protesters 4 Statue of John DeightonThe statue in 2003ArtistVern SimpsonSubjectJohn DeightonConditionRemovedLocationVancouver British Columbia CanadaCoordinates49 17 00 N 123 06 15 W 49 283322 N 123 104257 W 49 283322 123 104257 Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory editDeighton November 1830 May 23 1875 was a Canadian bar owner who was born in Hull England He travelled to California and then New Caledonia now British Columbia Canada as a gold prospector before operating bars in New Westminster and later on the south side of Burrard Inlet 5 The area later became known as Gastown from Deighton s nickname Gassy Jack The statue was sculpted by Vern Simpson after being commissioned in 1970 by a group of Gastown developers 1 and over the years moved to various locations in Vancouver s Gastown neighborhood It came to rest at the intersection of Carrall and Water streets near where Deighton had built the Globe Saloon in 1867 one of the first buildings in Vancouver On June 16 2020 the statue was splattered with red paint amidst growing calls to remove statues honoring colonialist or racist individuals As reason for its removal activists cited Deighton s marriage in 1870 to a 12 year old Squamish girl named Quahail ya A petition calling for its removal garnered over 1 500 signatures in five days 6 7 eventually reaching over 23 000 signatures 8 It was toppled on February 14 2022 by protesters during the 31st annual Women s Memorial March for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls 4 The pedestal was removed on April 4 2022 9 See also editMonuments and memorials in Canada removed in 2020 2022References edit a b Pioneer Maple Tree Monument to Captain John Deighton Vancouver Heritage Foundation Archived from the original on July 22 2019 Sciarpelletti Laura June 30 2019 Indigenous activists say the story of Gassy Jack is missing sordid details CBC News Archived from the original on June 5 2022 Retrieved February 17 2022 Judd Amy 2022 02 15 Gassy Jack statue in Vancouver s Gastown toppled during women s memorial march video shows updated Global News ca Archived from the original on 2022 02 16 Retrieved February 17 2022 a b Anderson Sarah 2022 02 14 Protesters topple Vancouver s Gassy Jack statue in Gastown DH News Vancouver The Daily Hive Archived from the original on 2022 02 15 Retrieved February 17 2022 Hull Raymond Ruskin Olga 1971 Gastown s Gassy Jack Vancouver British Columbia Canada Gordon Soules Economic Research ISBN 0919574017 Britten Liam June 16 2020 Vancouver s Gassy Jack statue defaced petition calls for its removal CBC News Archived from the original on February 25 2022 Retrieved February 17 2022 Judd Amy Vandals target Vancouver s Gassy Jack statue considered a symbol of Indigenous oppression GlobalNews ca Archived from the original on February 16 2022 Retrieved February 17 2022 Slepian Katya 14 February 2022 Video shows Gassy Jack statue toppled in Vancouver during women s memorial march North Delta Reporter Greater Vancouver Black Press Archived from the original on 14 February 2022 Retrieved February 17 2022 Gassy Jack statue s pedestal removed in final step after toppling Global News April 4 2022 Archived from the original on May 26 2022 Retrieved June 5 2022 External links edit nbsp Canada portal nbsp Visual arts portal nbsp Media related to Gassy Jack statue at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Statue of John Deighton amp oldid 1174968753, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
