
William Cullen Bryant Memorial
William Cullen Bryant Memorial
William Cullen Bryant Memorial
Photo: Another Believer Source © Creative Commons BY-SA 2014William Cullen Bryant Memorial
William Cullen Bryant Memorial
William Cullen Bryant Memorial
William Cullen Bryant Memorial
Description
This large bronze and marble memorial in Bryant Park commemorates the 19th c. poet and journalist William Cullen Bryant. The statue was created by Herbert Adams in 1911.
In the 1930s, the it was restored with federal funding under Karl Gruppe, “chief sculptor of the Monument Restoration Project of the New York City Parks Department, from 1934 to 1937.” The program was initially supported by federal funding from the Public Works of Art Project (Lowrey, 2008), and later by the WPA.
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William Cullen Bryant Memorial
William Cullen Bryant Memorial
William Cullen Bryant Memorial
William Cullen Bryant Memorial
Photo: Daderot Source Public Domain 2012
William Cullen Bryant Memorial
William Cullen Bryant Memorial
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William Cullen Bryant Memorial After Restoration
With support from the Federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) this film was taken in the 1930s by Karl Gruppe (1893-1982), chief sculptor of the Monument Restoration Project of the New York City Parks Department, from 1934 to 1937. Credit: Karl Gruppe/Elizabeth Stover Gruppe
William Cullen Bryant Memorial After Restoration
Photo: WPA Film Screenshot Source Public Domain 1934-1937
William Cullen Bryant Memorial After Restoration
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William Cullen Bryant Memorial Before Restoration
With support from the Federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) this film was taken in the 1930s by Karl Gruppe (1893-1982), chief sculptor of the Monument Restoration Project of the New York City Parks Department, from 1934 to 1937. Credit: Karl Gruppe/Elizabeth Stover Gruppe
William Cullen Bryant Memorial Before Restoration
Photo: WPA Film Screenshot Source Public Domain 1934-1937
William Cullen Bryant Memorial Before Restoration
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William Cullen Bryant Memorial Arch Before Restoration
With support from the Federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) this film was taken in the 1930s by Karl Gruppe (1893-1982), chief sculptor of the Monument Restoration Project of the New York City Parks Department, from 1934 to 1937. Credit: Karl Gruppe/Elizabeth Stover Gruppe
William Cullen Bryant Memorial Arch Before Restoration
Photo: WPA Film Screenshot Source Public Domain 1934-1937
William Cullen Bryant Memorial Arch Before Restoration
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