Capitoline Wolf Statue, Cincinnati

The Capitoline Wolf Statue is a bronze sculpture of a she-wolf nursing Romulus and Remus in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States.

A replica of the original Capitoline Wolf, the first version of the statue was given to Cincinnati in 1929 by Italian dictator Benito Mussolini before being replaced by a larger one in 1931.

[2][3] Italian dictator Benito Mussolini sent a small version of the statue for a 1929 Sons of Italy national convention in Cincinnati.

[6] On January 6, 2020, Cincinnati City Council member Chris Seelbach tweeted that he wanted the statue to be removed.

Instead of introducing legislation today to remove it, I’ll continue to listen and have conversations with all interested parties before making any formal decisions on its potential future".

[12][14][15] Director of Cincinnati Parks Jason Barron stated that the reference to Mussolini's Era Fascista in the statue's inscription would not be removed, but would be permitted to "fade a bit".