 There have been other instances when Kvinneakt was used to make a statement or act as a prop . On April Fools ' Day , 1982 , the Portland Rainmakers gathered around the sculpture , issued a proclamation condemning nudity , " even in statues , for viewing by the general public " , and left the statue covered with a " size 42 @-@ plus " , lacy bra . In 1984 the statue was vandalized with the painted text " Jesus Saves " . In January 1985 , on the day Bud Clark took the oath of office as Mayor of Portland , Kvinneakt was draped anonymously with a sash reading " Congratulations " . In 2007 Tom Burkleaux , founder of New Deal Vodka , posted an image of the sculpture on the company 's website with the woman 's nipples airbrushed out , protesting censorship after the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau deemed the website " offensive " . In 2012 , Century of Action , a project of the Oregon Women 's History Consortium , used the sculpture to promote women 's suffrage by placing a " Votes for Women " sash across her chest as part of the organization 's " Sash Project " . 
