Public art
Public art is art in any Media (arts), media whose form, function and meaning are created for the general public through a public process. It is a specific art genre with its own professional and critical discourse. Public art is visually and phy ...
in
New York City
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includes statues, memorials, murals, fountains, and other forms. The city's parks have been described as the "greatest outdoor public art museum" in the United States.
More than 300 sculptures can be found on the streets and parks of the
New York metropolitan area
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, many of which were created by notable sculptors such as
Augustus Saint-Gaudens
Augustus Saint-Gaudens (; March 1, 1848 – August 3, 1907) was an American sculpture, sculptor of the Beaux-Arts architecture, Beaux-Arts generation who embodied the ideals of the American Renaissance. Saint-Gaudens was born in Dublin to an Iris ...
,
Daniel Chester French
Daniel Chester French (April 20, 1850 – October 7, 1931) was an American sculpture, sculptor in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His works include ''The Minute Man'', an 1874 statue in Concord, Massachusetts, and his Statue of Abr ...
, and
John Quincy Adams Ward.
Manhattan
The Bronx
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The Bronx Victory Column in
Pelham Bay Park.
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Lorelei Fountain by
Ernst Herter in Joyce Kilmer Park near the Grand Concourse.
Brooklyn
Queens
Staten Island
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Postcards
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In some places, one can send a ...
'' September 11 memorial
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Francis the Praying Mantis
* Hari IV by
Bill Barrett outside of New Dorp High School
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Antonio Meucci outside
Garibaldi-Meucci Museum
References
External links
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New York City
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New York
Public art
Public art is art in any Media (arts), media whose form, function and meaning are created for the general public through a public process. It is a specific art genre with its own professional and critical discourse. Public art is visually and phy ...