Outdoor Statues In New York City (1865-1914)
Outdoor Statues In New York City (1865-1914)
Author(s): Mariana NeţSubject(s): Cultural Essay, Political Essay, Societal Essay
Published by: Institutul de Cercetări Socio-Umane Gheorghe Şincai al Academiei Române
Keywords: statues; New York City; Revolutionary War; Civil War; Central Park; attitude towards history.
Summary/Abstract: The paper examines the first 49 statues erected in New York City in the 1865-1914 span, as regards the topic embodied, the year in which they were unveiled, and the location in which they were installed. Several significant patterns and trends of thought can be discovered in this way concerning the Americans’ attitude towards their own history, as well as world history.
Journal: Anuarul Institutului de Cercetări Socio-Umane »Gheorghe Şincai« al Academiei Române
- Issue Year: 2010
- Issue No: 13
- Page Range: 89-101
- Page Count: 13
- Language: English
