A lot of hyperbole in the media about the Trump-image baby that is to be flown from Parliament Square, London, today from 9 to 11 a.m. But none of these accounts answered my questions: Who made this and who paid for it?
Diligent gleaning through the shards of glass and fragments of information that are the internet I found the below.
The man tethered to it, so to speak, is one Leo Murray, 41, a grandson of the late Labor politician Anthony Greenwood. He is a graduate of the Royal Academy of Art. Murray and wife live in a 1.8 million dollar town house in Hammersmith, West London. They rent out two of its flats.
Appeals to the public for money came via crowd funding sites. The original plea was for $2,000. Some $13,000 from 718 people came tumbling in. The crowdfunder.co.uk amounted to $26,696 Because this was two different sites' information am unsure as to which figure is correct - $13,000 or $26,000 or both.
When asked about leftover funds (after putting $1,050 worth of helium into The Donald) Murray said they would probably be used to take it to the United States. Which is a bad idea almost anywhere in the Midwest where many have rifles, hunt for the table and are excellent marksmen. And are mainly avidly pro-Trump.
Okay, now we know who activated this project, what it cost and probably use of leftover funds. Who made this thing?
Graphic Designer Matt Bonner, of Imagine Inflatables in Leicestershire. I read that Bonner had never made one (odd, considering the firm name). He specializes in protest materials and used Adobe Illustrator. Face: Panton 715C; body Panton 1375C and charged 3,500 pounds for this work.
Details like this should have been included. I spent some time this morning just compiling the tidbits above. So if you are planning a duplicate effort, let me know all about it! It's hard enough to write almost daily; having to winkle pick every detail is time-consuming.
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