Abraham de Peyster by Bissell

Date: 1896 Sculptor: George Edwin BissellMedium & size: Bronze, over life-size, on a granite pedestal. Location: Thomas Paine Park / Foley Square, lower Manhattan George Edwin Bissell, Abraham De Peyster,…

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MacMonnies’s Stranahan, Prospect Park

James S.T. Stranahan Date: 1891 Sculptor: Frederick MacMonnies Architect: Stanford White Medium & size: bronze (green patina), 7'8" tall. Pedestal: Knoxville marble and pink granite, 7'4" tall. Location: Prospect Park,…

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Washington’s Inaugural Address, 4/30/1789

On the steps of Federal Hall, facing Wall Street, stands Ward's sculpture of George Washington, representing him on April 30, 1789, just after his inauguration as first president of the…

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Lorelei Fountain (Heine Memorial), Bronx

Date: 1888; unveiled in Bronx in 1899 Sculptor: Ernst HerterMedium & size: Tyrolean marble, Dover marble, bronze, granite. Total height 19 feet. Basin diameter 34.5 feet. Location: Southern end of…

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The James Fountain, Union Square

Date: 1881 Sculptor: Karl Adolph DonndorfMedium & size: Bronze group, over life-size, on a granite pedestal. Location: Union Square, west side, between 15th and 16th Streets K.A. Donndorf's James Fountain,…

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Brooklyn Historical Society: facade sculptures
Olin Levi Warner, Viking, 1881. Brooklyn Historical Society. Photo copyright © 2019 Dianne L. Durante

Brooklyn Historical Society: facade sculptures

Date: 1881Sculptor: Olin Levi WarnerMedium & size: Terracotta heads, just over lifesize Location: 128 Pierrepont at Clinton, Brooklyn Heights George B. Post, Brooklyn Historical Society, 1878-1881. Photo: Gnarly / Wikipedia.…

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Fred Lebow, Central Park

Date: 1994 Sculptor: Jesus Ygnacio DominguezMedium & size: Bronze, life-size, on a black granite pedestal. Location (usually): Central Park, 90th Street and the East Drive. Jesus Ygnacio Dominguez, Fred Lebow,…

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Simon Bolivar, Central Park
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Simon Bolivar, Central Park

Sculptor: Sally James Farnham. Pedestal: Clarke and Rapuano. Dedicated: 1921; relocated and rededicated 1951. Medium and size: Bronze (13.5 feet), granite pedestal (20.3 feet). Location: Central Park South at Avenue…

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Getting More Enjoyment from Sculpture You Love

Available in print & ebook, from Amazon, and from other stores via Ingram (9781088217214 print, 9781088217290 ebook) 6x9"; 189 pp.; 203 color illustrations. Henry Kirke Brown, George Washington, dedicated 1856,…

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Arthur Brisbane, Central Park

Date: 1939 Sculptor: Richmond BartheMedium & size: Granite shaft with seat on one side; sunken medallion with profile portrait.. Location: Outer wall of Central Park, facing Fifth Ave. at 101st…

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