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Pages in category "Nude sculptures in New York (state)" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Fearless Girl is a bronze sculpture by Kristen Visbal of a 4-foot high (1.2 m) girl standing in a self-confident pose. It is currently located in New York City on Broad Street across from the New York Stock Exchange Building in the Financial District of Manhattan.
The bronze sculpture depicts a friend of Imredy's, Debra Harrington, in a wetsuit with flippers on her feet and a mask on her forehead. [2] [3] Although some believe it was a replica of Copenhagen's The Little Mermaid, the creator has said: I didn't believe we should have a copy of the mermaid. She is rightfully a symbol of Copenhagen...
Anna Hyatt Huntington's papers are held at Syracuse University, [7] and the Archives of American Art of the Smithsonian Institution. [8]The Metropolitan Museum of Art ranks Huntington as among the foremost woman sculptors in the United States to have undertaken large, publicly commissioned works, alongside Malvina Hoffman and Evelyn Beatrice Longman.
[13] [14] Breaking the bronze ceiling is a phrase used to link “breaking the glass ceiling” with the lack of statues of women in America, since only 8% of sculptures around the U.S. are of women. [15] Previously, there had been no new additions to the statue collection in Central Park since the 1950s. [16]
The larger-than-life statue was created by the husband-and-wife artist team Gillie and Marc Shattner (who earlier made a bronze bust of her with her approval), as part of their Statues for Equality initiative. [10] [11] [12] Through 2019, only five of New York City's 150 monuments commemorated real-life women.
Cast in 1902 and dedicated on May 30, 1903, the gilded-bronze monument consists of an equestrian statue of Sherman and an accompanying statue, Victory, an allegorical female figure of the Greek goddess Nike. [3] The statues are set on a Stony Creek granite pedestal designed by the architect Charles Follen McKim. [4]
The New York Women's Foundation was established in 1987 as a voice for women and a force for change. The Foundation's vision combines hands-on philanthropy with community-driven projects addressing the needs of low-income women and girls. The New York Women's Foundation is led by President and CEO Ana Oliveira. Golda Meir