Bust of John McDonogh, Bronze sculpture in Duncan Plaza, New Orleans, United States

The Bust of John McDonogh was a sculpture by New Orleans native Angela Gregory, installed in 1938 under the Federal Art Project at McDonogh Place, a small park at St. Charles Avenue and Toledano Street in Uptown New Orleans. In 1958 it was moved to Duncan Plaza by the new City Hall. Protesters tore it down on June 13, 2020 and rolled it into the Mississippi River; it was retrieved days later.

Created by New Orleans native Angela Gregory, the bust was installed in 1938 under the Federal Art Project at McDonogh Place, a small park at St. Charles Avenue and Toledano Street. In 1958 it was moved to Duncan Plaza beside the new City Hall. The Smithsonian's Save Outdoor Sculpture! program surveyed it in 1993.

The bust was made by Angela Gregory, a New Orleans native sculptor, in 1938 under the Federal Art Project. It stood at McDonogh Place, a small park at St. Charles Avenue and Toledano Street, before being moved to Duncan Plaza in 1958.

The bust stood in Duncan Plaza, the public square across from New Orleans City Hall, after its 1958 move from McDonogh Place at St. Charles Avenue and Toledano Street. It was toppled on June 13, 2020, and pulled from the Mississippi River days later; check current display arrangements before visiting the plaza.

The bust was toppled by protesters on June 13, 2020, and rolled into the Mississippi River. Mayor LaToya Cantrell condemned the act on Twitter as "unlawful". It was retrieved from the river a couple of days later and returned to city officials.