NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — It took five guys and a flatbed truck to move it across town.
It’s a Banksy.
An 8-foot tall, 5,000-pound Banksy painted right after Hurricane Katrina.
WGNO Good Morning New Orleans features reporter Bill Wood is at the Presbytère as the Banksy gets a few final touches from art conservator Elise Grenier.
Grenier has the job of putting the pieces of this puzzle back together.
The Banksy has a new home at an exhibit here called “Living with Hurricanes: Katrina and Beyond.”
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After Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Banksy came to New Orleans to bring the world’s attention to the plight of the city.
He painted 17 of his mystery spray-painted messages around town.
“The Gray Ghost” is inspired by a real-life New Orleans man who went around town on his own mission to erase what he thought was anything but art.
It was on the side of a fire station of Jackson Avenue.
Now, it’s part of the Louisiana State Museum for the world to see.
“Banksy, he wanted to bring the world’s attention to the plight of New Orleans post Katrina,” said Grenier.
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