List of public art in Central Park A - D NameĤ0☄6′09″N 73★8′10″W / 40.76927°N 73.96937°W / 40.76927 -73.96937 ( 107th Infantry Memorial)ĭedicated in 1927 Karl Illava, sculptor Ī bronze sculpture atop a North Jay granite base, in honor of the 7th Regiment New York, 107th United States Infantry. In recent years, park administrators have provided a forum for temporary exhibitions of artwork at the Doris Freedman Plaza, just outside the southeast park entrance.
Public art in the park has from the beginning been representational in character the abstract idiom has rarely, if ever, been employed. The installation in 2020 of the Women's Rights Pioneers Monument, depicting three female activists, was a first step in addressing this oversight.
Until recently, depictions of real (as opposed to imaginary) humans have been men, whereas depictions of women have been either mythological characters (angels or goddesses) or characters from literature. The bronze statue of the Angel of the Waters at Bethesda Terrace, sculpted by Emma Stebbins, sits atop a stone basin designed by architects Calvert Vaux and Jacob Wrey Mould. There is one artifact from the ancient world-the Egyptian obelisk known as " Cleopatra's Needle", probably the oldest and largest artwork in the park. Most were donated by individuals or civic organizations only a few were funded by the city.Įxamples of public art in the park include memorials dedicated to notable individuals such as the poet William Shakespeare and the statesman Daniel Webster depictions of archetypical characters such as The Pilgrim, Indian Hunter, and The Falconer depictions of literary characters such as Alice in Wonderland numerous depictions of imaginary animals, and at least one of a real one (the statue of Balto). Some artworks do double-duty as fountains, or as part of fountains some serve as memorials dedicated to a cause, to notable individuals, and in one case, to a notable animal. Others are two-dimensional bronze or tile plaques. Many are sculptures in the form of busts, statues, equestrian statues, and panels carved or cast in low relief. New York City's 843-acre (3.41 km 2) Central Park is the home of many works of public art in various media, such as bronze, stone and tile. The gilded bronze statue of the Sherman Monument (dedicated in 1903), sculpted by Augustus Saint-Gaudens on a pedestal designed by Charles Follen McKim.
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