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3000 pound ice sculpture national mall washington dc 1234757575

A 3,000-pound ice sculpture spelling out “Democracy” was installed on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., and has since melted. Created by artists Nora Ligorano and Marshall Reese, the work titled *Last Call DemocracyICED* was commissioned by Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben & Jerry's, as part of his Up In Arms campaign. The sculpture stood five feet tall and 17 feet wide before melting, intended as a fleeting symbol of democratic fragility.

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3000 pound ice sculpture national mall washington dc 1234757575

Conceptual artists Nora Ligorano and Marshall Reese created a 3,000-pound ice sculpture spelling out “Democracy” on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The work, titled *Last Call DemocracyICED*, stood five feet tall and 17 feet wide before melting. It was commissioned by Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s and activist behind the Up In Arms campaign, which advocates for reducing Pentagon spending in favor of public health and education. Cohen cited actions by the Trump administration—such as attacks on free speech, secret police arrests, and military use against civilians—as threats to American democracy.

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