StudioEIS. "Frederick Douglass Statue"

At the end of last year, The New York Historical Society reopened its doors after a 70 million dollar renovation. As part of the renovation, two statues were unveiled one of them being of Frederick Dogulass. The statue permanently stands at the side entrance of the Historical Society at Central Park West. This statue was created by the StudioEIS. More info: StudioEIS' website

Walter Benjamin Smith. "Pre-Extraordinarily-Multivalent-Environment"

Fellowship artist Walter Benjamin Smith created this sculpture that is currently on view at Socrates Sculpture Park in Queens. The sculpture is one of many sculptures by emerging artists who are exhibiting their works as part of the Emerging Artist Fellowship (EAF 11) exhibition. This sculpture as well as many more will be on view from September 10, 2011 until March 4, 2012.  

Hong Seon Jang. "Marbleous"

Fellowship artist Hong Seon Jang  created this sculpture that is currently on view at Socrates Sculpture Park in Queens. The sculpture is one of many sculptures by emerging artists who are exhibiting their works as part of the Emerging Artist Fellowship (EAF 11) exhibition. This sculpture as well as many more will be on view from September 10, 2011 until March 4, 2012. More info: Hong Seon Jang's website

Jason Clay Lewis. " Black Tide Tower, 2 11"

Fellowship artist Jason Clay Lewis created this sculpture that is currently on view at Socrates Sculpture Park in Queens. The sculpture is one of many sculptures by emerging artists who are exhibiting their works as part of the Emerging Artist Fellowship (EAF 11) exhibition. This sculpture as well as many more will be on view from September 10, 2011 until March 4, 2012. More info: Jason Clay Lewis' website

Lorenzo Pace. "Triumph Of The Human Spirit"

African-American sculptor Lorenzo Pace created this sculpture on commission from Mayor Rudolph Giuliani in 2000 as part of the Percent for Art Program. The sculpture is installed in Foley Square in front of the NYC Courthouses next to Thomas Paine Park and City Hall and has become a meeting point for protests, rallies and an unauthorized skating park. The black granite sculpture stands in the middle of a fountain at a height of 50 feet and is meant to represent the sails of a ship from the slave-trading era. Nearby there is a Colonial era African-American burial ground. More info: Lorenzo Pace's wesbite

Jesse A. Greenberg. "Terra-Plaza 2"

Fellowship artist Jesse A. Greenberg created this sculpture that is currently on view at Socrates Sculpture Park in Queens. The sculpture is one of many sculptures by emerging artists who are exhibiting their works as part of the Emerging Artist Fellowship (EAF 11) exhibition. This sculpture as well as many more will be on view from September 10, 2011 until March 4, 2012. More info: Jesse A. Greenberg's website 

Nadja Frank. "Brocken"

Fellowship artist Nadja Frank created this sculpture that is currently on view at Socrates Sculpture Park in Queens. The sculpture is one of many sculptures by emerging artists who are exhibiting their works as part of the Emerging Artist Fellowship (EAF 11) exhibition. This sculpture as well as many more will be on view from September 10, 2011 until March 4, 2012. 

Ben Godward. "Pangs of Self Awareness (You are the one with a decided perception)"

Fellowship artist Ben Godward created this sculpture that is currently on view at Socrates Sculpture Park in Queens. The sculpture is one of many sculptures by emerging artists who are exhibiting their works as part of the Emerging Artist Fellowship (EAF 11) exhibition. This sculpture as well as many more will be on view from September 10, 2011 until March 4, 2012.  More info: Ben Godward's website

Ling Shan Fat Buddha

In the town of Wuxi, part of Jiangsu Province, in China stands the Lingshan Buddhist Temple. This temple is adorned with several sculptures and among them the most impressive being the Lingshan Buddha. One of the tallest Buddhas in the world. However this picture is of the Fat Buddha. The Fat Buddha is a folk saint in Japan and a symbol of great luck and prosperity in China. The Fat Buddha pictured here is surrounded by playful Buddha babies that have taken him as their playground.

Nicolas Touron. "Giraffe"

Fellowship artist Nicolas Touron created this sculpture that is currently on view at Socrates Sculpture Park in Queens. The sculpture is one of many sculptures by emerging artists who are exhibiting their works as part of the Emerging Artist Fellowship (EAF 11) exhibition. This sculpture as well as many more will be on view from September 10, 2011 until March 4, 2012. More info: Nicolas Touron's website

Nichole Van Beek. "The Gusher"

Fellowship artist Nichole Van Beek created this sculpture that is currently on view at Socrates Sculpture Park in Queens. The sculpture is one of many sculptures by emerging artists who are exhibiting their works as part of the Emerging Artist Fellowship (EAF 11) exhibition. This sculpture as well as many more will be on view from September 10, 2011 until March 4, 2012. More info:Nichole Van Beek's website

Max Ferguson's Unidentified Oil Painting

Inside FDR Post Office, there is a large oil painting by Max Ferguson that hangs at the entrance of an employees-only hall. The plaque that accompanies the painting next to a Maria Cohen sculpture lists the painting as having been created in 1987. No information was located about this painting elsewhere. More info: Max Ferguson's website

Jessica Segall. "The Soft Finds a Central Position"

Fellowship artist Jessica Segall created this sculpture that is currently on view at Socrates Sculpture Park in Queens. The sculpture is one of many sculptures by emerging artists who are exhibiting their works as part of the Emerging Artist Fellowship (EAF 11) exhibition. This sculpture as well as many more will be on view from September 10, 2011 until March 4, 2012. More info: Jessica Segall's website

Don Porcella. "Rock Star"

Fellowship artist Don Porcello created this sculpture that is currently on view at Socrates Sculpture Park in Queens. The sculpture is one of many sculptures by emerging artists who are exhibiting their works as part of the Emerging Artist Fellowship (EAF 11) exhibition. This sculpture as well as many more will be on view from September 10, 2011 until March 4, 2012.  More info: Don Porcella's website

Lee Krasner & Ronald Stein's Mosaic Murals

Influential Abstract Expressionist painter Lee Krasner along with her nephew Ronald Stein created these large mosaics that were installed in 1959 in the Uris Brothers Building on 2 Broadway. There are murals on the front and on the back of the building. Lee Krasner is also remember for being the wife of Jackson Pollock the main influence in the Abstract Expressionist Movement. The mosaics are composed of broken Italian glass.   

Jean-Marc Superville Sovak. "In Every Wall There is a Door (for Pav)"

Fellowship artist Jean-Marc Superville Sovak created this sculpture that is currently on view at Socrates Sculpture Park in Queens. The sculpture is one of many sculptures by emerging artists who are exhibiting their works as part of the Emerging Artist Fellowship (EAF 11) exhibition. This sculpture as well as many more will be on view from September 10, 2011 until March 4, 2012. More info: Jean-Marc Superville Sovak