Jimmy Cayne becomes "The Annotated Bear"
Pedestrians contribute to the "Annotated Bear" Wednesday afternoon. (Photo by Gregory A. Gilbert)
The Bear Stearns debacle has made its way into the pop art scene.
“The Annotated Bear” is a portrait of Bear’s former CEO Jimmy Cayne, who was at the top as one of Wall Street’s most storied banks collapsed.
The portrait is by Geoffrey Raymond, dubbed by dealbreaker.com as Wall Street’s most important artist. He was outside Bear’s headquarters on Madison Avenue yesterday displaying his art and asking passers-by, Bear employees among them, to sign his work and sound off on the bank’s downfall.
The showing came the day before Bear’s shareholders meeting, when the firm’s fate will be sealed and JPMorgan’s buyout should be made official.
-- Garett Sloane
