artist Brian Whiteley, 33 as person who placed tombstone in Central Park in March

The artist behind the Donald Trump tombstone that was placed in Central Park nearly two months ago has been identified.

Police were able to trace the 420-pound chunk of granite to Brooklyn artist Brian A Whiteley, 33, after identifying where it was made, according to the New York Times.

The tombstone appeared to be engraved with Trump's name and underneath an epitaph: 'Made America Hate Again', a wry take on his campaign slogan: 'Make America Great Again'.

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The artist behind the fake Donald Trump tombstone (pictured) that was placed in Central Park nearly two months ago has been identified

Police were able to trace the 420-pound chunk of granite to Brooklyn artist Brian A Whiteley (left), 33, after identifying where it was made. The tombstone bearing Trump's name mysteriously appeared in the park on March 27 before being taken away by parks department workers

It was also engraved with a decorative cross and the billionaire businessman's birth-date - 1946, although stopped short of adding his death year.

The tombstone mysteriously appeared in the park on March 27 before being taken away by parks department workers.

Police tracked the stone to monument dealer, Frank Cassara, 70, who gave them the customer's name and security camera footage showing him loading it into a truck.

Cassara and his son, Michael, told The Times that they had made the stone for a young man that Cassara called a 'hipster'.

Police were able to track the stone to Supreme Memorials after Gothamist published an interview with an anonymous artist claiming responsibility for placing the headstone, according to The Times.

The pictures showed a store's chipped tile floor, which led police to check what stores in the city make headstones.

Frank Cassara and his son, Michael, said they had made the stone for a young man that Cassara called a 'hipster' at their shop Supreme Memorials (pictured)

The police visited the man, identified as Whiteley (pictured) on Monday after they were able to match his name to the purchase of the truck and dolly used to transport the tombstone

Officers told The Times that police showed Cassara the pictures, and he admitted making the stone, at the specifications of a customer months earlier.

Cassara said because usual strange requests, he didn't flinch when he heard the name the man wanted on the stone.

He told The Times: 'I deal with a lot of these artists; I make a lot of crazy things.'

Cassara was not charged with any crime.

The police visited the man, identified as Whiteley on Monday after they were able to match his name to the purchase of the truck and dolly used to transport the tombstone

He was not charged with a crime.

In a March 30 interview with the then unnamed artist, he told the Times he was trying to remind the Republican presidential front-runner 'what kind of legacy he was leaving behind'.