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,…
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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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…
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…