Caged Mannequins Protest Art Comes To Columbus Circle

COLUMBUS CIRCLE, NY — An art installation that depicts two mannequins in cages will be displayed in Columbus Circle to protest the Trump Administration's continued policy to seperate migrant children from their families.

Marilyn Miller, a 75-year-old sculptor from Westchester County, is planning to bring her installation "Immigration Reform" to Columbus Circle from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., the artist said in an email. The installation was originally displayed in Union Square in July.

"Our government continues to separate over 100 children from their families. We have thousands of children and teenagers in detention centers. In hopes of these problems being resolved, let us come together," Miller wrote in an email.

The artwork depicts two mannequins separated inside the 8-by-6-by-4-foot steel cage reaching for each other.

One model represents a mother wearing a T-shirt with "They took my child!" printed across the chest and "Where is my child?" on the back. On the other side of the cage is another mannequin portraying the daughter with a shirt that says "Mommy, where are you?" and "I want my mommy!"

"It's an expression of the mother's pain," Miller told Patch in July, a retired teacher and photography entrepreneur. "They're reaching for each other but they can't be together. Even now they still can't be together."

Read Patch's initial coverage of the art installation.

Patch editor Caroline Spivack contributed to this article.

Photo courtesy of Marilyn Miller