John Wolf Ambrose Memorial, (sculpture)

Object Details

Notes

Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985

The City of New York, Department of Parks, 1941.

Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988.

Summary

Portrait bust placed in a niche in a slab of granite bearing a map of New York Harbor, featuring the Ambrose channel and light ship. At the base of the slab is a border of stylized waves carved in low relief.

Culture

Irish

Data Source

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

Date

Modeled ca. 1899.; Installed June 3, 1936.; Relocated ca. 1950

Control number

IAS 76003464

sculptor

O'Connor, Andrew Jr. 1874-1941

architect

Embury, Aymar II

sculptor

Roth, Frederick George Richard 1872-1944

Subject

Ambrose, John Wolf

Type

Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture

Sculptures

Medium

Bronze bust in granite niche

Owner/Location

Battery Park New York New York

Topic

Portrait male--Bust

Occupation--Industry--Engineering

Ethnic

Record ID

siris_ari_7622

Usage

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