Called “the American Venus,” she was a model immortalized by sculptors, her image remaining visible in monuments across New York City. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Monuments and Memorials (Structures)”
Decades After the Central Park Jogger Attack, a City Marks Its Mistake
By Gotham Rex on December 12, 2022
An entrance to Central Park will be named the Gate of the Exonerated, for the teenagers who were wrongfully convicted of a crime that triggered a national conversation on racial injustice. Source: New York Times
With ‘Eyes on Iran,’ Artists Bring Protests to Roosevelt Island
By Gotham Rex on December 8, 2022
At the Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms State Park, across from the United Nations, an exhibition has an undeniable mood of urgency. Source: New York Times
Should a Park Include a Burial Ground? Residents of Newburgh, N.Y., Can’t Agree.
By Gotham Rex on October 26, 2022
Tensions have been simmering over plans for a new addition to a beloved Olmsted park: A memorial for African Americans whose nearby burial ground was taken over by municipal projects. Source: New York Times
West Point Has a K.K.K. Plaque Mounted Above Entrance to Science Hall
By Gotham Rex on August 30, 2022
A special congressional commission that recommends the removal of Confederate symbols at U.S. military sites flagged the bronze plaque in a new report. Source: New York Times
Does Public Art Have an Afterlife?
By Gotham Rex on July 11, 2022
Public artworks have the power to uplift a city. Sometimes they end up in a museum, but other times in a dumpster. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Pride Events 2022: Where to Celebrate
By Gotham Rex on June 1, 2022
Pride is almost back to normal this year, with in-person festivals, a 100th birthday celebration for Judy Garland and a retrospective on the lesbian bar in cinema. Source: New York Times
Man in Custody in ‘Every New Yorker’s Worst Nightmare’
By Gotham Rex on May 25, 2022
Andrew Abdullah, 25, the suspect in the fatal shooting on the Q train, had a history of arrests in gun offenses. Source: New York Times
In Short Supply: Everything From Chocolate to Headstone Stencils
By Gotham Rex on March 4, 2022
Supply chain issues have hurt old-fashioned businesses as well as high-tech ones, and monument makers are among those feeling the pain. Source: New York Times
Tombstone Engravers Struggle to Keep Up With Demand
By Gotham Rex on March 3, 2022
Supply chain issues are affecting the few memorial businesses left in New York, a former hub for the ‘old-world craft.’ Source: New York Times
The Art Design for Abolitionist Place in Brooklyn Moves Forward
By Gotham Rex on January 28, 2022
Despite an ongoing legal challenge, New York City is going ahead with a plan for artwork at a new park that will feature messages of social justice, not the statuary some had sought. Source: New York Times
Theodore Roosevelt Statue Removal Starts at Natural History Museum
By Gotham Rex on January 19, 2022
The equestrian monument to Theodore Roosevelt, which has stirred protests as a symbol of colonialism and racism, is leaving its plinth, in pieces. Source: New York Times
City Schools Are ‘Staying Open,’ Mayor Eric Adams Says
By Gotham Rex on January 4, 2022
But the spike in Omicron cases has created trepidation for many parents. Source: New York Times
As the Mayor Promised Millions for New Monuments, Old Ones Crumbled
By Gotham Rex on December 29, 2021
Without dedicated funding for conservation, many of New York City’s public memorials and artworks are decaying from neglect. Source: New York Times
Good for Business, but Bad for Birds and Horseshoe Crabs?
By Gotham Rex on December 13, 2021
Some Coney Island residents are concerned that new ferry service would harm wildlife in Coney Island Creek Park. Source: New York Times