NY New York City – Equestrian statues https://equestrianstatue.org by Kees van Tilburg Fri, 05 Mar 2021 14:32:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.11 America’s Response Monument https://equestrianstatue.org/americas-response-monument/ Mon, 02 Apr 2018 13:51:13 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=20796 photo’s by Mark Zegeling

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]]> Peace https://equestrianstatue.org/peace/ Wed, 18 May 2016 15:23:34 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/peace/ In September 2017, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Croatia’s membership in the United Nations the gift is undergoing a major restoration to its original condition. The information stand at the monument contains a QR code with a dedicated website, a first of its kind relating to any work of art at the UNHQ. … Continue reading "Peace"

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]]> Horse tamers https://equestrianstatue.org/horse-tamers/ Wed, 18 May 2016 15:23:34 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/horse-tamers/ Frederick MacMonnies created these two impressive allegorical works, Horse Tamers for Prospect Park in Brooklyn, New York. These very lively sculptures represent the triumph of mind over brute strength. Cast in France, one of the statues was damaged in shipping, and then lost in a shipwreck off Newfoundland. It was later recovered and repaired. 

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]]> Saint George https://equestrianstatue.org/george-saint-25/ Wed, 18 May 2016 15:23:12 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/george-saint-25/ The foremost among his sculptures is this one using sections of scrapped US Pershing II and Soviet SS-20 nuclear missiles. The sculpture, entitled Good Defeats Evil is on the grounds of the UN building in New York City. The sculpture is a 39 foot high, 40 ton monumental bronze statue of St George fighting the dragon of nuclear war. It was donated … Continue reading "Saint George"

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]]> Lincoln, Abraham https://equestrianstatue.org/lincoln-abraham/ Wed, 18 May 2016 15:23:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/lincoln-abraham/ See also Ulysses S. Grant Acknowledging Eakins’ expertise, in 1891 his friend the sculptor William Rudolf O’Donovan asked him to collaborate on the commission to create bronze equestrian reliefs of Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant for the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial Arch in Grand Army Plaza In Brooklyn.

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]]> Grant, Ulysses S. https://equestrianstatue.org/grant-ulysses-s/ Wed, 18 May 2016 15:22:59 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/grant-ulysses-s/ See also Abraham Lincoln Acknowledging Eakins’ expertise, in 1891 his friend the sculptor William Rudolf O’Donovan asked him to collaborate on the commission to create bronze equestrian reliefs of Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant for the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial Arch in Grand Army Plaza In Brooklyn.

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]]> Bolivar, Simon https://equestrianstatue.org/bolivar-simon-21/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1159 The first statue of Bolivar, placed in New York City in 1891, was removed because critics believed it did not live up to the original artistic vision. In 1916, the Venezuelan government sponsored a worldwide competition to select a sculptor to render Bolívar. Out of the 20 entrants, the committee selected Sally James Farnham, a … Continue reading "Bolivar, Simon"

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]]> El Cid https://equestrianstatue.org/el-cid/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1301 The post El Cid appeared first on Equestrian statues.

]]> Jagiello, Wladyslaw https://equestrianstatue.org/jagiello-wladyslaw-2/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1492 The King Jagiełło Monument commemorates the Battle of Grunwald, a decisive defeat of the Teutonic Order in 1410. Originally made for the Polish 1939 New York World’s Fair pavilion, the monument was permanently installed in Central Park in 1945. Raised on its grand plinth it is one of the most prominently-sited and impressive of twenty-nine sculptures located in the park. King Władysław II Jagiello is shown … Continue reading "Jagiello, Wladyslaw"

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]]> Jeanne d’Arc https://equestrianstatue.org/jeanne-d-arc-16/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1516 This statue is an example of a good statue in a poor setting. One can not take enough distance from the statue, needed to enjoy it. The copy in Blois (France) has a much better setting.

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