About this series This occasional series of blog posts highlights the most important of the outdoor sculptures in New York City and provides some historical and art-historical context. This is…
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About this series This occasional series of blog posts will highlight the most important of the outdoor sculptures in New York City and provide some historical and art-historical context. To…
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March 22, 2022
Daniel Chester French, Marquis de Lafayette. Dedicated 1917. Photo copyright (c) Dianne L. Durante
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March 8, 2022
By Augustus Saint Gaudens: Diana, 1891 (Madison Square Garden). Shaw Memorial, 1897 (Boston Common). Photos from Wikipedia: MetMuseum.org and CarpTrash
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February 22, 2022
John Quincy Adams Ward, Alexander Lyman Holley, 1890.
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The earliest allegorical figures in NYC This post is available as a video at https://youtu.be/S19TXv1au_M. Allegorical figures represent abstract concepts such as Justice, Liberty, Fortune, Time, or Melancholy. Typically they’re…
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January 27, 2022
Friedrich Beer, Washington Irving, 1885. In front of Washington Irving High School, 40 Irving Place at East 17th St.
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December 21, 2021
John Quincy Adams Ward, Alexander Lyman Holley, 1890.
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