Statue of Horace Greeley (City Hall Park)
| Horace Greeley | |
|---|---|
 The sculpture in 2005 | |
 | |
| Artist | John Quincy Adams Ward |
| Year | 1916 |
| Type | Sculpture |
| Medium | Bronze |
| Subject | Horace Greeley |
| Location | Manhattan, New York, United States |
| 40°42′46.6″N 74°0′17.6″W / 40.712944°N 74.004889°W | |
An outdoor bronze sculpture of Horace Greeley by artist John Quincy Adams Ward and architect Richard Morris Hunt is located in City Hall Park in Manhattan, New York. Cast in 1890, the seated statue is set on a Quincy granite pedestal.[1]
History
The statue was dedicated outside the
lot line,[3] and because the building's ground-floor space behind the statue had been leased.[4] The statue was moved to City Hall Park on June 19, 1916.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "City Hall Park: Horace Greeley". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
- ^ "It is Unvailed [sic]". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 1890-09-20. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-09-23 – via newspapers.com
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- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
- ^ "Greeley Statue Goes to City Hall Park: Still Looks Out on Scene of Great Editor's Labors". New-York Tribune. 1916-06-16. p. 9. Retrieved 2020-09-23 – via newspapers.com .
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Horace Greeley by John Quincy Adams Ward.
- City Hall Park. Horace Greeley statue. at NYPL Digital Collections
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