Marquis_de_Lafayette_(Bartholdi)

Statue of the Marquis de Lafayette (New York City)

Statue of the Marquis de Lafayette (New York City)

Statue in Manhattan, New York, U.S.

This article is about the sculpture in Manhattan. For the sculpture in Brooklyn, see Lafayette Memorial.

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.

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Description and history

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]

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References

  1. [1]
    "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. [2]
    "Union Square". National Park Service. December 9, 1997. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  3. [3]
    "Union Square Park: Marquis de Lafayette". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved July 15, 2014.


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