I like your final color, Roger. Only on RW can we go four pages debating which direction a horse's butt should face
The foregoing is meant as a compliment to the group's willingness to help out another member.
As my final contribution on statue color I would be remiss to ignore Abraham Lincoln's tomb which is a few miles from my office. To cut down on state expenditures for statue polishing, Abe's bust is at kid friendly level and 200,000 visitors a year rub his nose for good luck. A few years ago they raised the statue to cut down on wear and tear on poor Abe's nose but there was such a public outcry that they put it back to rubbing height. Oh, the indignities of fame