- City:
- New York, New York City, NY
- Site Type:
- Art Works, Archaeology and History, Sculptures, Historical Restoration
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Completed:
- 1937
- Quality of Information:
- Moderate
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
This sculpture of a panther was created by Edward Kemeys in 1885. It was refurbished and remounted in 1937 by WPA workers and continues to be maintained by the Central Park Conservancy today.
Source notes
https://www.kermitproject.org/newdeal/centralpark/stillhunt1.html https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/central-park/monuments/1506Site originally submitted by Frank da Cruz on July 23, 2015.
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