Photograph of Duke Riley in the Acorn (2007)
![Picture of Duke Riley in an acorn style submarine in the water facing the statue of liberty](https://www.pratt.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/duke_riley_in_the_acorn-Duke_Riley-MFA_Sculpture_Alumnus.jpeg)
By Duke Riley
Photograph of Duke Riley in The Acorn Submarine, (2007), c-print, 44 x 30 inches (111.8 x 76.2 cm) Photographer, Chuck Dee; Magnan Metz Gallery To protest the U.S. government’s infringement on civil liberties, Riley built a replica of a Revolutionary War submarine that was used to attack a British flagship and attempted to reenact the mission by navigating his vessel toward the docked Queen Mary 2 in New York City’s harbor. Although arrested, Riley also won considerable critical attention for his audacious and imaginative act.
MFA Sculpture, Alumnus