Brookgreen Gardens, June 2020: part 3
Joseph Emile Renier, Pomona, 1929. Photo copyright © 2020 Dianne L. Durante

Brookgreen Gardens, June 2020: part 3

I’ve posted on Brookgreen Gardens before (see here), cropping the photos to show just the sculptures. But one of the marvelous features of Brookgreen is that many of the sculptures have a small…

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Brookgreen Gardens, June 2020: part 2
Glenna Goodacre, Pledge Allegiance, 1991. Photo copyright © 2020 Dianne L. Durante

Brookgreen Gardens, June 2020: part 2

I've posted on Brookgreen Gardens before (see here), cropping the photos to show just the sculptures. But one of the marvelous features of Brookgreen is that many of the sculptures…

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Re Removal and/or Destruction of Public Sculptures
Yuri Gerasimov, Lenin, ca. 1990, now on the roof of 178 Norfolk St. See end of post for this sculpture’s history. Photo copyright © 2017 Dianne L. Durante

Re Removal and/or Destruction of Public Sculptures

NOTE: All the essays excerpted below are accessible via the "Sculpture Controversy" tag. In the wake of widespread recent attacks on public sculpture, I'd like to call your attention to the…

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Brookgreen Gardens, June 2020: part 1
Kent Ullberg, Ring of Bright Water. Photo copyright © 2020 Dianne L. Durante

Brookgreen Gardens, June 2020: part 1

I've posted on Brookgreen Gardens before (see here), cropping the photos to show just the sculptures. But one of the marvelous features of Brookgreen is that many of the sculptures…

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Innovators in Sculpture & Innovators in Painting

The video of this post includes samples pages from both books. Innovators in Sculpture: 6x9 inches, 162 pp. including 385 color illustrations. Available from Amazon; other stores via Ingram (9781088090497…

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Walking Tour of Sculptures in Manhattan’s Financial District, 1: Introduction and Surrogate’s Court
Philip Martiny, Surrogate's Court sculptures, 1907. Photo copyright © 2019 Dianne L. Durante

Walking Tour of Sculptures in Manhattan’s Financial District, 1: Introduction and Surrogate’s Court

This ten-part series is based on a walking tour I offered some years ago. Click "NYC walking tour" in the tag cloud for others in the series. Look for videos…

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John Watts, Jr., Trinity Churchyard
George Edwin Bissell, John Watts, Jr., 1893. Trinity Church, New York. Photo copyright © 2019 Dianne L. Durante

John Watts, Jr., Trinity Churchyard

Date: 1893 Sculptor: George Edwin BissellMedium & size: Bronze, 9 feet on a 6-foot pedestal. Location: Trinity Church graveyard, facing Broadway. George Edwin Bissell, John Watts, Jr., 1893. Trinity Church,…

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