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Black History Month Celebration:
New York City Parks Sculptures Honoring the African-American Experience

 

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Thumbnail of Foley Square Historical Medallion, links to larger version
Foley Square Historical Medallions, Negro Burial Ground
Designed by CRI
Fabricated by sculptor Gregg Le Fevre, 2000
Foley Square, Reade Street & Lafayette Street, Manhattan

Thumbnail of "Peter and Willie", links to larger version
Peter and Willie
Sculptor Otto Neals, 1997
Imagination Playground, Lincoln Road entrance to Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Bronze

Thumbnail of "Tree of Hope", links to larger version
Tree of Hope
Sculptor Algernon Miller, 1972, restored 2004
Center median at Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard at 131st Street, Manhattan
Painted steel

Thumbnail of "Triumph of the Human Spirit", links to larger version
Triumph of the Human Spirit
Sculptor Lorenzo Pace, 2000
Foley Square, Manhattan
Black granite

Thumbnail of "Harlem Hybrid", links to larger version

Harlem Hybrid
Sculptor Richard Howe Hunt, 1976
Roosevelt Triangle, Manhattan
Bronze

Thumbnail of "Tomorrow's Wind", links to larger version

Tomorrow's Wind
Sculptor Melvin Edwards,
Fabricated circa 1990, installed 1995
Thomas Jefferson Park, Manhattan
Steel
Thumbnail of statue of Jackie Robinson and Pee Wee Reese in KeySpan Park, Coney Island, Brooklyn, links to larger version of image

Jackie Robinson and Pee Wee Reese
Sculptor William Behrends; Landscape architect Ken Smith, 2005
Keyspan Park, Coney Island, Brooklyn
Bronze, granite, landscaping


ADDENDUM: Planned Sculptures

Frederick Douglass
Artists Gabriel Koren and Algernon Miller
Frederick Douglass Circle, 110th Street & Eighth Avenue, Manhattan
Bronze, cast stone, wrought iron, water feature

Located at the northwest corner of Central Park , this monument will honor the abolitionist, writer, orator, and publisher Frederick Douglass. Harlem-based artist Miller has designed a complex colored paving pattern that alludes to the coded designs of quilts on the "Underground Railroad." Additional features, including wrought-iron symbolic and decorative elements, a water wall, and inscribed historical details and quotations will create a rich tableau representing the life of Douglass and the slaves' passage to freedom. Hungarian-born artist Koren is crafting a sculpture of Douglas to be placed within the circle.


Harriet Tubman
Thumbnail of Harriet Tubman sculpture; links to page with larger version and other picturesSculptor Allison Saar; Landscape architect Quennell Rothschild & Partners
Tubman Triangle, 123rd Street, St. Nicholas Ave, & Frederick Douglass Blvd.

This sculpture, a full standing portrait of Tubman, will honor the abolitionist who was an instrumental leader of the "Underground Railroad," the secretive system used to escort escaped slaves to free states. In July 2005 the sculpture received an Excellence in Design Award from the New York City Art Commission, and ground was broken on construction. The project is expected to be completed in 2006.

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