Statue of the Marquis de Lafayette (New York City)
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Marquis de Lafayette is an outdoor bronze sculpture of Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette by artist Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, located at Union Square Park in Manhattan, New York.
Statue of the Marquis de Lafayette | |
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Artist | Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi |
Year | 1876 |
Type | Statue |
Medium | Bronze |
Subject | Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette |
Location | New York City, New York, United States |
40°44′08″N 73°59′24″W / 40.73568°N 73.98997°W | |
Statue of the Marquis de Lafayette | |
Location | Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States |
Part of | Union Square |
NRHP reference No. | 97001678[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 9, 1997 [2] |
Description and history edit
Donated by French residents of New York and dedicated on September 6, 1876, the portrait statue rests on a Quincy granite pedestal. In 1991, it was conserved by the Municipal Art Society and the New York City Art Commission's joint Adopt-A-Monument Program.[3]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Union Square". National Park Service. December 9, 1997. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ^ "Union Square Park: Marquis de Lafayette". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
External links edit
- Media related to Lafayette statue in Union Square at Wikimedia Commons
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