Allow Me, Bronze sculpture in Pioneer Courthouse Square, Portland, US

Allow Me is a life-sized bronze, aluminum and stainless steel sculpture of a man in a business suit hurrying across Pioneer Courthouse Square while hailing a cab. He holds an umbrella, wears a watch and a rhubarb-colored tie, and points his index finger toward the adjacent Meier & Frank Building. The piece measures 82 by 45 by 50 inches and weighs 460 pounds.

Allow Me is one of seven casts of John Seward Johnson II's sculpture, designed and completed in 1983. In 1984 it was donated anonymously, in the name of Harry H. Schwartz, to the City of Portland and dedicated for display at Pioneer Courthouse Square. In July 1995 it was removed from its pedestal and shipped to Stellar Artworks in Van Nuys, California, for its first restoration since 1985, funded by an anonymous donor.

The figure is known locally as Umbrella Man, and its raised umbrella has been read by some as an offering. In 2011 Occupy Portland demonstrators dressed it with a peace sign, a Guy Fawkes mask and a "We are the 99%" sign. Spencer Heinz of The Oregonian wrote that it serves some as a symbol of the civility framing the city's incomplete image of itself.

The sculpture stands on the south side of Pioneer Courthouse Square, just above the amphitheater, and its index finger points toward the adjacent Meier & Frank Building. It is a working reference point for gatherings and rallies, so expect crowds around it during events. The bronze is waxed annually and was first restored in 1995.

The figure's index finger points toward the Meier & Frank Building next to the square, and he wears a watch and a rhubarb-colored tie. In 2011 Occupy Portland protesters dressed the statue with a peace sign, a Guy Fawkes mask and a "We are the 99%" sign.