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City Councilmembers Peter Vallone (speaking) and Elizabeth Crowley (red coat, to his left) oppose the move of Triumph of Civic Virtue to Brooklyn A number of Queens elected officials, including the now-disgraced US Representative Anthony Weiner and Queens Borough President Helen Marshall, have been critical of Frederick MacMonnies’ 1922 allegorical work Triumph of Civic Virtue, [...]
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In Olmstead and Vaux’ vast NYC greensward you’ll find the greatest concentration of NYC statuary of the famous and no-longer-quite-as famous… CONTINUED FROM PART 4 Hello, Columbus (1451-1596). The great 15th-century explorer/navigator has not one but two statues in and around Central Park. Once much more prominent because of its 40-foot height, the Columbus Monument [...]
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Welcome to Forgotten NY’snewest installment of “Who Are Those Guys & Gals” in which we investigate statues of real people in Manhattan. Some are instantly recognizable, some are not recognizable at all, but if you’ve ever wondered who they are…you came to the right place… CONTINUED FROM PART 3 (1855-1929) Location: 2 Penn Plaza Sculptor: Adolph [...]
Categorized in: Street Scenes Tagged with: Bryant Park Manhattan Midtown statues Times Square
CONTINUED FROM PART 2 It’s been a potter’s field, an arsenal and a military parade ground. Until 1844, a major wagon route to Boston occupied its site. Madison Square opened to the public in 1847 and has, over the years, collected a variety of statues devoted to some of the lesser-known names in American [...]
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Hundreds of statues dot the Manhattan landscape, and indeed, in all five boroughs. All but a handful represent idyllic, mythic or allegorical figures, or decorative designs. In the distinct minority are statues depicting actual people. In this ongoing Forgotten NY series, we’ll show you most of the statues in NYC that represent someone who actually lived [...]
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Categorized in: Street Scenes Tagged with: Manhattan statues
