Bethesda Fountain, Central Park

Except for the four brutally practical transverse roads, the only straight line in the Greensward plan is the Mall. Vaux and Olmsted thought a grand promenade was essential for a…

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Jacob Wrey Mould’s Designs in Central Park

Jacob Wrey Mould (1825-1886) was a bit of a beast. George Templeton Strong, who admired him, called him “ugly and uncouth.” A leading architectural magazine labeled him “brilliant, accomplished, ingenious,…

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Victor Herbert in Central Park

Dedicated 1927Sculptor: Edmond T. QuinnMedium & size: Bronze bust, over lifesize.Location: Central Park Mall, across from the Bandstand, near Beethoven. Edmond T. Quinn, Victor Herbert, 1927. Central Park, New York.…

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Artist-Entrepreneurs

Buy Artist-Entrepreneurs: Saint Gaudens, MacMonnies, and Parrish from Amazon in print or as a Kindle book, or from other stores via Ingram (print ISBN 9780974589985, ebook 978-1-0882-9805-3). During the late…

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Schiller in Central Park

Johann Christoph Friedrich von SchillerDate of dedication: 1859 Sculptor: C.L. RichterMedium & size: Bronze bust, over lifesize. Location: Central Park, west and slightly north of the bandshell, just north of…

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