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The Falconer is a bronze sculpture in Central Park, New York City by English sculptor George Blackall Simonds. It depicts a man in a theatrical version of Elizabethan dress standing on a high granite pedestal, releasing a hunting falcon.[1]

The Falconer
Artist	George Blackall Simonds
Year	1871 (installed 1875) (1871 (installed 1875))
Location	Central Park, New York City

The Falconer, cast in 1871 in Florence, was erected in 1875[2] on a prominent rock overlooking the confluence of Terrace Drive and another carriage drive near the West 72nd Street drive entrance. The growth of surrounding trees has partly obscured the site. The sculpture has a history of being vandalized. The original falcon was stolen, and in the 1960s the New York City Parks Department commissioned their employee and sculptor, Joel Rudnick, to mold a new falcon which now sits on The Falconer's arm. This new falcon is substantially different from the original falcon. The arm itself was also re-fashioned by Parks' employee Domenico Facci.

References

External links

• NYC Parks Description of The Falconer
• Daytonian in Manhattan blog

На других языках

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- [en] The Falconer (Simonds)

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[it] Il falconiere

Il falconiere (in inglese The falconer) è un'opera in bronzo realizzata con la tecnica di fusione a cera persa dallo scultore inglese George Blackall Simonds (1844–1929), posta nel Central Park di New York City, donata dal mercante irlandese George Kemp (1826–1893).

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