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June 13th, 2011 | By A.C. Frabetti

Yarn bombing in Garfield Place

In Garfield Place, the two bronze statues by Charles Henry Nihaus of former Ohio-born US presidents James A. Garfield and William Henry Harrison have been yarn bombed.
Yarn bombing, for the uninitiated, is a form of street art that uses knit/crochet objects illegally placed in prominent public space. The term “bombing” arises from graffiti tagging lingo. Unlike graffiti spray paint, yarn bombing does not deface...