Looking at Leonardo’s St. Jerome

A video of this post is here. The exhibition of Leonardo’s St. Jerome at the Metropolitan Museum (7/15/19 through 10/6/2019) will probably be mobbed ... but you should go if…

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Sir Walter Scott, Central Park

Date: 1872Sculptor: Sir John SteellMedium & size: Bronze, over lifesizeLocation: Central Park, north of the 65th St. Traverse. If the city streets grid continued in the Park, it would be…

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Belvedere Castle, Central Park

The Belvedere was closed for renovations for over a year: it was reopened on 5/28/2019. Once upon a time, Calvert Vaux designed a fairy-tale castle - not for a princess,…

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Fitz-Greene Halleck, Central Park

Fitz-Greene HalleckDate: 1877Sculptor: James Wilson Alexander MacDonaldMedium & size: Bronze, over lifesize.Location: Central Park, on the Mall, north of the 65th St. Traverse. If the city streets grid continued in…

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Thomas Paine in Morristown, N.J.
Georg John Lober, Thomas Paine, 1950. Burnham Park, Morristown, NJ. Photo copyright © 2019 Dianne L. Durante

Thomas Paine in Morristown, N.J.

The sculpture Artist: Georg John LoberDate: 1955Material & size: Bronze, over life-size; granite pedestalLocation: Burnham Park, Morristown, New Jersey, just off Washington Street at Colonial Road. These views of the…

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Atlas at Rockefeller Center
Lee Lawrie, Atlas, 1937. Rockefeller Center. Photo copyright © 2019 Dianne L. Durante

Atlas at Rockefeller Center

Lee Lawrie, Atlas, 1937. Rockefeller Center. Photo copyright © 2019 Dianne L. Durante Sculptor: Lee Lawrie. Dedicated: 1937. Medium and size: Overall 45 feet; bronze figure (15 feet) with armillary…

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The Vessel at Hudson Yards

What a photogenic structure! I meant to include a collage of photos for this week's Sunday Recommendations, but choosing was too difficult - so here's a collection of 18 photos…

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Sheep Meadow and Tavern on the Green, Central Park

Olmsted and Vaux slated the area in the southwest corner of Central Park for one of the required features of the Central Park competition: a military practice ground. Calvert Vaux…

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Four Continents, Customs House
French, Continents at Customs House. Photos copyright © 2019 Dianne L. Durante

Four Continents, Customs House

Sculptor: Daniel Chester French. Dedicated: 1907.Medium and size: Marble (ranging from 9.5 to 11 feet), each pedestal about 9 feet.Location: In front of the United States Customs House, facing Bowling…

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