Pulitzer Fountain, Central Park

Pulitzer Fountain, or Pomona Date: 1913-1916 Sculptor: Karl Bitter; finished by Karl Gruppe and Isidore Konti. Decorative figures on side of fountain by Orazio Piccirilli. Medium & size: Bronze figure,…

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Pilgrim by J.Q.A. Ward, Central Park

Date: 1885 Sculptor: John Quincy Adams WardMedium & size: Bronze (9 feet), on a granite pedestal by Richard Morris Hunt (7.5 feet); 4 bronze bas-reliefs on pedestal, each 10 x…

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Henry Kitchell Webster, Collected Short Works, vols. 1-4

Volume 1 is available on Amazon; other stores via Ingram (9781088272121 print, 9781088272152 ebook) Volume 2 is available on Amazon; other stores via Ingram (9781088272305 print, 9781088272305 ebook) Volume 3…

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John Purroy Mitchel Memorial, Central Park

Date: 1928Sculptor: Adolph A. WeinmanMedium & size: Gilded bronze bust, over lifesize, on granite steleLocation: Central Park, Fifth Ave. and 90th St. John Purroy Mitchel Memorial, 1928. Bust: Adolph A.…

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