art.wikisort.org - SculptureMarquis 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.
Statue in Manhattan, New York, U.S.
This article is about the sculpture in Manhattan. For the sculpture in Brooklyn, see
Lafayette Memorial.
Statue of the Marquis de Lafayette |
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 The statue in 2014 |
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Artist | Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi |
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Year | 1876 (1876) |
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Type | Statue |
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Medium | Bronze |
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Subject | Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette |
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Location | New York City, New York, United States |
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Coordinates | 40.73568°N 73.98997°W / 40.73568; -73.98997
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Statue of the Marquis de Lafayette |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places |
U.S. Historic district Contributing property |
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Location | Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States |
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Part of | Union Square |
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NRHP reference No. | 97001678[1] |
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Added to NRHP | December 9, 1997 [2] |
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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]
See also
New York City portal
Visual arts portal
References
External links
Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette |
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Principal author |
- Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (1789)
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American Revolution |
- French frigate Hermione
- Battle of Brandywine
- Battle of Gloucester
- Valley Forge
- Battle of Barren Hill
- Battle of Rhode Island
- Battle of Monmouth
- Battle of Green Spring
- Siege of Yorktown
- Franco-American alliance
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French Revolution |
- Assembly of Notables (1787)
- Estates General of 1789
- National Guard (France)
- Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
- Women's March on Versailles
- Society of 1789
- Fête de la Fédération
- Day of Daggers
- Champ de Mars massacre
- War of the First Coalition
- July Revolution (1830)
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Other events |
- 1824-25 Grand Tour of the United States
- New York City parade
- Philadelphia parade
- USS Brandywine
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Life |
- Château de Chavaniac (birthplace and home)
- Château de la Grange-Bléneau (home and museum)
- Lafayette Land Grant
- Picpus Cemetery
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Honors and memorials | |
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Legacy | |
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Family |
- Adrienne de La Fayette (wife)
- Georges Washington de La Fayette (son)
- Michel du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette (father)
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Related |
- Order of Lafayette
- Honorary U.S. citizenship (2002)
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Public art and memorials in Manhattan |
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Other works |
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Damaged/destroyed in 9/11 | |
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Key:  No longer extant or on public display |
Union Square |
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Historical |
- Metropolitan Fair
- USS Recruit
Companies/ organizations |
- Lüchow's
- New York Film Academy
- Ohrbach's
- S. Klein
- Union Square Theatre
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Buildings | Immediate surroundings |
- 15 Union Square West
- 44 Union Square
- Bank of the Metropolis
- Century Building
- Daryl Roth Theatre
- Decker Building
- Everett Building
- Lincoln Building
- Spingler Building
- W New York Union Square
- Zeckendorf Towers
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Neighborhood |
- Century Association Building
- Classic Stage Company
- Consolidated Edison Building
- East 17th Street/Irving Place Historic District
- Ladies' Mile Historic District
- Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute
- Strand Bookstore
- Washington Irving Campus
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Transportation | |
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- List of New York City parks
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Manhattan
Category
Commons
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Sculptures | |
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Planned work |
- Egypt Carrying the Light to Asia
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Related | |
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