Sculptor Penelope Jencks created the prominent monument for First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt that is permanently located at the corner of W72nd Street & Riverside Drive at Riverside Park. The sculpture of a pondering Roosevelt stands in the middle of a rotunda garden that has her name inscribed around it and a circular engraving in the ground. More info: Penelope Jencks' website
American sculptor Burt W. Johnson created this memorial in honor of those men from the Clinton district area who served in World War I. Johnson is well known for statues such as this one of doughboys that honor those who served in WWI. Another one of his doughboys is located in Queens. His brother-in-law was the famous sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens.
American born Mexican sculptor and printmaker Elizabeth Catlett designed this sculpture that stands in the West Harlem section of Riverside Park. The sculpture honors Ralph Ellison author of Invisible Man, one of the first novels to point out racial issues in America. He was a neighbor of the area living in front of where the sculpture stands. Catlett has recently passed away at the beginning of this month. Her works focuses on Black expressionistic sculptures and prints most produced during the 60s-70s. More info: Elizabeth Catlett's website
Famous equestrian and animal sculptor Anna Vaughn Hyatt Huntington created one of the most famous Joan of Arc statues. Huntington had created a smaller model for an exhibition at the Paris Salon and won a medal for her model. The Joan of Arc Statue Committee, who was a group of New Yorkers, saw the model whilst in Paris and four years later commissioned her to build this remarkable statue that would change her life. The statue had been replicated in her native Gloucester, Massachusetts as well as Quebece, Canada and Blois, France.
Sculptor Robert Berks created this unique sculpture of Mother Clara Hale in front of the historic Hale House. The sculpture was made thanks to the generosity of many artists and individuals such as Yoko Ono, Donald Trump and Patti Labelle to a name a few. Berks is widely recognized for his uniques use of bronze in creating his pieces of art. His monuments and more specifically his busts are located in many important galleries, private and public institutions, and even stadiums throughout the US. Mother Clara Hale was a humanitarian native to Harlem who opened her doors to abandoned children and children who were dealing with drug addictions. More info: Robert Berks' website
One of our favorite sculptors Tom Otterness created this playground adorned with his many little people. The playground is located in Silver Towers at 42nd Street between Tenth Avenue & Eleventh Avenue in the neighborhood of Hell's Kitchen. This playground is one of six identical playgrounds that Otterness has created.
American sculptor William Clark Noble created this statue of General Porter that permanently stands at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx. The statue is located next to the gated Van Cortlandt House which runs as a museum. General Porter served during the Civil War and is thought to be the first Harvard graduate that enlisted in the Union Army. The sculpture was dedicated in 1902 and was a gift to the city by National Guard Association of New York State. Sculptor Noble is remembered for his many memorials and statues that still stand throughout the United States.
American artist Alison Saar created this memorial very peculiar to her style in remembrance of the great Harriet Tubman. The sculpture permanently stands between West 122nd Street, St. Nicholas Avenue & Frederick Douglass Boulevard. It was commissioned by the City of New York through its Percent for Arts program. Last year Saar had an exhibition at Madison Square Park that we were able to see titled Alison Saar: Feallan and Fallow. The exhibition consisted of a variety of sculptures that you can see by clicking the artist's name.
Sculptor Gustaf Blaeser created this bust of Alexander von Humboldt which is located on Central Park West. The bust is right in front of the middle of the New York Historical Society and the American Museum of Natural History. The bust was donated by the Humboldt Memorial Association.
The Frederick Douglass Memorial was created by two individuals artists. We have decided to split up the memorial into two parts. The second part we wanted to show was the statue of the memorial created by sculptor Gabriel Koren. The statue is of a larger than size Frederick Douglass which differs from the recent New York Historical Society's Frederick Douglas statue. Koren is known for his statues of prominent African Americans such as Malcolm X at the NYC Development Corporation. More info: Gabriel Koren's website
The Frederick Douglass Memorial was created by two individuals artists. We have decided to split up the memorial into two parts. The first part we wanted to show was the site of the memorial created by site artist Alergnon Miller. His design of the site with its many contours as well as a great mural that shows many constellations in the theme of the North Star illuminates at night bringing the stars closer to us down here on Earth.
In front of the New York Buddhist Church stands a statue of Shinran Shonin. This statue holds particular importance because it survived the Hiroshima bombings. The statue is permanently located at Riverside Drive. We encourage everyone who has the chance to visit this phenomenal statue and witness a piece of art that survived such a horrific attack.
Artist Paula Hayes has created an exhibition titled Land Mine which was on display at Lever House. The exhibition consisted of various small and large tropical plants with an impressive aquarium at the middle of it all. The aquarium housed a variety of tropical fish. The exhibition was on display from November 1, 2011 - January 27, 2012. More info: Paula Hayes' website
Franco-American sculptor Philip Martiny created this memorial that permanently stands in Abingdon Square Park. The statue depicts a soldier commonly known as a doughboy in the time of World War I. It serves as a memorial to all the men who served in the war that were from Greenwich Village.
