NYC_J G Bennett Mem_ (2)
Minerva and the Bell Ringers, James Gordon Bennett Memorial
Manhattan, Herald Square, New York, NY (Sculpture by Antonin Jean Carles: 1895 and Setting by Aymar Embury II: c. 1940)
From the New York City Parks and Recreation Website:
"Location:
6th Avenue and 34th Street
Sculptor:
Antonin Jean Carles, Paris
Description:
Niche, pilasters, 3 figural statues, bell
Materials:
Bronze, Milford pink granite
Dimensions:
Bell H: 74" D: 45"; Minerva H: 11'; Left Figure H: 7'4"; Right Figure H: 6'11"; Plinth H: 5" L:10'4"
Dedicated:
1895; 1928; restored 1940
Foundry:
s101 - decauville, paris, 1894
Fabricator:
Restored by E. Gargani & Sons
Donor:
6th Avenue Association
Inscription:
A MEMORIAL TO
JAMES GORDON BENNETT (1795-1872)
FOUNDER OF THE NEW YORK HERALD IN 1835
AND TO HIS SON
JAMES GORDON BENNETT (1841-1918)
THRUGH WHOSE VISION AND ENTERPRISE
THE NEW YORK HERALD BECAME ONE OF THE
WORLD'S GREAT
NEWSPAPERS
THE BRONZE FIGURES OF MINERVA AND THE
BELLRINGERS ARE THE WORK OF ANTONIN
JEAN CARLES. THEY STOOD, FROM 1895 TO
1921. ABOVE THE CORNICES OF JAMES
GORDON BENNETT'S NEW YORK HERALD
BUILDING ON THE NORTH SIDE OF HERALD
SQUARE AND TOLLED THE ACTIVE HOURS TO
THE MILLIONS. IN 1928, THEY WERE GIVEN
BY WILLIAM T. DEWART, PUBLISHER OF THE
NEW YORK SUN, TO NEW YORK UNIVERSITY,
THROUGH WHOSE GENEROSITY IN 1928 THEY
ENTERED ON PERMANENT LOAN, THE CARE
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS OF THE CITY
OF NEW YORK, THAT THEY MAY BE HERE
RESTORED TO THEIR ORIGINAL AREA OF PLEASANT SERVICE, AND
TO THEIR PLACE IN THE HEARTS OF OUR
CITIZENS. FUNDS FOR THE RESTORATION
WERE PROVIDED BY SUBSCRIPTION OF
BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE LIVES ARE
DEEP ROOTED IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF
HERALD SQUARE.
MCMXL
DOOR MEDALLION
OWL & CRESCENT, "LA NUIT PORTE CONSEIL"
GODDESS OF LIBERTY ORIGINALLY FROM ALTAR OF LIBERTY IN GREENWOOD CEMETARY COMMEMORATING THE BATTLE OF LONG ISLAND. TABLET INSCRIPTION
MINERVA, GODDESS OF WISDOM, GLORY AND PATRIOTISM
HERE SALUTES THE STATUE OF LIBERTY."
NYC_J G Bennett Mem_ (2)
Minerva and the Bell Ringers, James Gordon Bennett Memorial
Manhattan, Herald Square, New York, NY (Sculpture by Antonin Jean Carles: 1895 and Setting by Aymar Embury II: c. 1940)
From the New York City Parks and Recreation Website:
"Location:
6th Avenue and 34th Street
Sculptor:
Antonin Jean Carles, Paris
Description:
Niche, pilasters, 3 figural statues, bell
Materials:
Bronze, Milford pink granite
Dimensions:
Bell H: 74" D: 45"; Minerva H: 11'; Left Figure H: 7'4"; Right Figure H: 6'11"; Plinth H: 5" L:10'4"
Dedicated:
1895; 1928; restored 1940
Foundry:
s101 - decauville, paris, 1894
Fabricator:
Restored by E. Gargani & Sons
Donor:
6th Avenue Association
Inscription:
A MEMORIAL TO
JAMES GORDON BENNETT (1795-1872)
FOUNDER OF THE NEW YORK HERALD IN 1835
AND TO HIS SON
JAMES GORDON BENNETT (1841-1918)
THRUGH WHOSE VISION AND ENTERPRISE
THE NEW YORK HERALD BECAME ONE OF THE
WORLD'S GREAT
NEWSPAPERS
THE BRONZE FIGURES OF MINERVA AND THE
BELLRINGERS ARE THE WORK OF ANTONIN
JEAN CARLES. THEY STOOD, FROM 1895 TO
1921. ABOVE THE CORNICES OF JAMES
GORDON BENNETT'S NEW YORK HERALD
BUILDING ON THE NORTH SIDE OF HERALD
SQUARE AND TOLLED THE ACTIVE HOURS TO
THE MILLIONS. IN 1928, THEY WERE GIVEN
BY WILLIAM T. DEWART, PUBLISHER OF THE
NEW YORK SUN, TO NEW YORK UNIVERSITY,
THROUGH WHOSE GENEROSITY IN 1928 THEY
ENTERED ON PERMANENT LOAN, THE CARE
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS OF THE CITY
OF NEW YORK, THAT THEY MAY BE HERE
RESTORED TO THEIR ORIGINAL AREA OF PLEASANT SERVICE, AND
TO THEIR PLACE IN THE HEARTS OF OUR
CITIZENS. FUNDS FOR THE RESTORATION
WERE PROVIDED BY SUBSCRIPTION OF
BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE LIVES ARE
DEEP ROOTED IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF
HERALD SQUARE.
MCMXL
DOOR MEDALLION
OWL & CRESCENT, "LA NUIT PORTE CONSEIL"
GODDESS OF LIBERTY ORIGINALLY FROM ALTAR OF LIBERTY IN GREENWOOD CEMETARY COMMEMORATING THE BATTLE OF LONG ISLAND. TABLET INSCRIPTION
MINERVA, GODDESS OF WISDOM, GLORY AND PATRIOTISM
HERE SALUTES THE STATUE OF LIBERTY."