Date: 1866, dedicated 1869 Sculptor: John Quincy Adams WardMedium & size: Bronze, over lifesize.Location: Central Park, between the Mall (including Shakespeare & friends) and Sheep Meadow. John Quincy Adams Ward,…
In August, I'll be publishing my latest book, Artist-Entrepreneurs: Saint Gaudens, MacMonnies, and Parrish. Short version: if you leave $25 via the Tip Jar here, I'll thank you (and/or the…
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…
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…
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,…
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…