An outdoor

bronze sculpture Bronze is the most popular metal for Casting (metalworking), cast metal sculptures; a cast bronze sculpture is often called simply "a bronze". It can be used for statues, singly or in groups, reliefs, and small statuettes and figurines, as w ...

of American president

Chester A. Arthur Chester Alan Arthur (October 5, 1829 – November 18, 1886) was the 21st president of the United States, serving from 1881 to 1885. He was a Republican from New York who previously served as the 20th vice president under President James A. ...

by artist

George Edwin Bissell George Edwin Bissell (February 16, 1839 – August 30, 1920) was an American sculptor. Biography Bissell was born in New Preston, Connecticut, the son of a quarryman and marble-cutter. During the American Civil War he served as a private in th ...

and architect

James Brown Lord James Brown Lord (26 April 1859 — 1 June 1902) was an American architect who worked in the Beaux-Arts style and practiced in New York City. His Appellate Division Courthouse of New York State was his most prominent commission, noted at the tim ...

is installed at

Madison Square Park Madison Square is a public square formed by the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Broadway at 23rd Street in the New York City borough of Manhattan. The square was named for Founding Father James Madison, the fourth president of the United St ...

in Manhattan, New York. Cast in 1898 and dedicated on June 13, 1899, the statue rests on a Barre Granite pedestal.

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