but American University announced its plans to remove the statue yesterday. Rigo 23 found out about the decision on Dec. 29 in a vague email from Jack Rasmussen, director and curator of the American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center. "I thought his email had been hacked," the artist says.
Back in Hinsdale on Monday morning, 12-year-old Jack Rasmussen wasn't so sure. After Anna Rasmussen-Stansbury explained how bin Laden died, the boy who was only 2 1/2 years old when his father died and now has dad's same hair, eyes and quiet thoughtfulness surprised her with his response.