A Sculpture Walk
2007-05-13
The last time I was in New York City, I stole a few hours to walk around Morningside Heights and Riverside Park (in the pouring rain!) in search of the many fine public statues I remember from my days at Columbia University. At some point I'll write up a detailed walking tour, but before I forget here are some of the pieces I enjoyed most, in rough walking order from north to south:
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Carl Schurz by Karl Bitter (Morningside Avenue at 116th Street)
- One of 8 original recastings by Auguste Rodin of The Thinker (appropriately enough, in front of Philosophy Hall)
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Scholar's Lion by Greg Wyatt (near Havemeyer Hall)
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The Great God Pan by George Grey Barnard (near Lewisohn Hall)
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Alma Mater by D.C. French (on College Walk)
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Alexander Hamilton by William Ordway Partridge (in front of Hamilton Hall)
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Thomas Jefferson by William Ordway Partridge (in front of Journalism Hall)
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Art and Science by Charles Keck (at the main entrance to the Columbia University campus, Broadway at 116th Street)
- On the campus of Barnard College, an unnamed statue by Charles Beach celebrating the Barnard Greek Games
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Lajos Kossuth (sculptor unknown, further research required) (Riverside at 113th Street)
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Samuel Tilden by William Ordway Partridge (Riverside at 112th Street)
- The Straus Memorial by Augustus Lukeman (West End Avenue at 106th Street)
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Frank Sigel by Karl Bitter (Riverside at 106th Street)
- The Firemen's Memorial by Attilio Piccirilli (Riverside at 100th Street)
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Joan of Arc by Anna Hyatt Huntington (Riverside at 93rd Street)
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