![Artist Alex Gardega of Manhattan takes a cellphone picture of an empty Bethesda Fountain in New York City's Central Park as Tropical Storm Irene passes through the city, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011. Artist Alex Gardega of Manhattan takes a cellphone picture of an empty Bethesda Fountain in New York City's Central Park as Tropical Storm Irene passes through the city, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011.](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2NBAR4A/artist-alex-gardega-of-manhattan-takes-a-cellphone-picture-of-an-empty-bethesda-fountain-in-new-york-citys-central-park-as-tropical-storm-irene-passes-through-the-city-sunday-aug-28-2011-3although-downgraded-from-a-hurricane-to-a-tropical-storm-irenes-torrential-rain-coupled-with-high-winds-and-tides-worked-in-concert-to-flood-parts-of-the-city-ap-photoelise-amendola-2NBAR4A.jpg)
Artist Alex Gardega of Manhattan takes a cellphone picture of an empty Bethesda Fountain in New York City's Central Park as Tropical Storm Irene passes through the city, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011.
![Artist Alex Gardega stands with his statue “Sketchy Dog” next to the “Fearless Girl” on Wall Street. (@EmicAcademic/Twitter) | Las Vegas Review-Journal Artist Alex Gardega stands with his statue “Sketchy Dog” next to the “Fearless Girl” on Wall Street. (@EmicAcademic/Twitter) | Las Vegas Review-Journal](https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/11516178_web1_Sketchy-Dog-Statue.jpg)
Artist Alex Gardega stands with his statue “Sketchy Dog” next to the “Fearless Girl” on Wall Street. (@EmicAcademic/Twitter) | Las Vegas Review-Journal
![Brooklyn-based artist Alex Gardega creates NYC Trading Cards with iconic New York images – New York Daily News Brooklyn-based artist Alex Gardega creates NYC Trading Cards with iconic New York images – New York Daily News](https://www.nydailynews.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2013/12/08/53X6MRNV6AAEVUB5GF7ZYELWM4.jpg?w=535)
Brooklyn-based artist Alex Gardega creates NYC Trading Cards with iconic New York images – New York Daily News
Artist Alexander Gardega who protested 'Fearless Girl' with urinating dog statue is fatally struck by train in New York | news.com.au — Australia's leading news site
![Man fatally struck by 6 train was artist who placed urinating dog statue near 'Fearless Girl' art – New York Daily News Man fatally struck by 6 train was artist who placed urinating dog statue near 'Fearless Girl' art – New York Daily News](https://www.nydailynews.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2017/10/14/33NMUFXAM522V2DADMAA7CQXCI.jpg?w=1024)
Man fatally struck by 6 train was artist who placed urinating dog statue near 'Fearless Girl' art – New York Daily News
![Feb. 22, 2012 - Manhattan, New York, U.S. - Artist ALEX GARDEGA begins replicating the Sistine Chapel's ceiling murals in his apartment on the Upper East Side. Using an oil wash of Feb. 22, 2012 - Manhattan, New York, U.S. - Artist ALEX GARDEGA begins replicating the Sistine Chapel's ceiling murals in his apartment on the Upper East Side. Using an oil wash of](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/C9W8F5/feb-22-2012-manhattan-new-york-us-artist-alex-gardega-begins-replicating-C9W8F5.jpg)