Unity (Thomas)

{{Short description|Sculpture by Hank Willis Thomas in Brooklyn, New York, U.S.}}

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| caption = The sculpture in 2020

| artist = Hank Willis Thomas

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Unity is a {{Convert|22|ft|m|adj=on}} tall bronze sculpture of an arm, hand, and pointing index finger by Hank Willis Thomas,{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/10/arts/design/10brooklyn-bridge-sculpture-hank-willis-thomas.html|title=A Sculpture for Brooklyn's New Golden Age?|first=Martha|last=Schwendener|work=The New York Times |date=November 10, 2019|via=NYTimes.com|access-date=February 24, 2020|archive-date=February 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224201616/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/10/arts/design/10brooklyn-bridge-sculpture-hank-willis-thomas.html|url-status=live}} installed in Brooklyn, New York City.{{Cite web|url=https://observer.com/2019/11/hank-willis-thomas-brooklyn-bridge-statue-unity-critic-response/|title=What Critics Are Saying About Hank Willis Thomas' Brooklyn Statue, 'Unity'|date=November 12, 2019|last=Holmes|first=Helen|work=Observer|access-date=February 24, 2020|archive-date=February 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224201614/https://observer.com/2019/11/hank-willis-thomas-brooklyn-bridge-statue-unity-critic-response/|url-status=live}} The artwork was unveiled in 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://abc7ny.com/5690173/|title=Public artwork 'Unity,' by artist Hank Willis Thomas, unveiled in Brooklyn|date=November 11, 2019|website=ABC7 New York|access-date=February 24, 2020|archive-date=February 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224201627/https://abc7ny.com/5690173/|url-status=live}}