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
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William Cullen Bryant Memorial After Restoration
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William Cullen Bryant Memorial Before Restoration
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William Cullen Bryant Memorial Arch Before Restoration
Source notes
NYC Parks - William Cullen Bryant
Parks Monuments Conservation Crew Vintage Film, NYC Parks Site
Lowrey, Carol. 2008. A Legacy of Art: Paintings and Sculptures by Artist Life Members of the National Arts Club.
NYC Parks - Cooper Triangle
Project originally submitted by Frank da Cruz on March 13, 2016.
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