When Cori was in town a few weeks back we went around scoping out Banksy's work. There are only three pieces still in tact as many were created and subsequently destroyed post Katrina.
All three are protected by plexiglass though vandals often attempt to deface that cover as well.
Two of the three pieces poke fun at the "Gray Ghost" who notoriously goes around town covering graffiti with gray paint. Banksy chose to gray wash parts of his art before someone else could.
A couple of months back a man tried to cut around the "Umbrella Girl" in an effort to detach it from the wall and sell it (?). Crazy people… just let others enjoy the work!
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