2023 Nereides / Sea Nymph Bailey Fountain Grand Army Plaza Brooklyn 9546
2023 Bailey Fountain Grand Army Plaza Brooklyn NYC - man representing Wisdom with tiller steering the ship of Life - woman representing Felicity with right hand holding cornucopia - chubby standing child shouldering that cornucopia - laughing mythological Nereus the eldest son of Pontus the Sea and Gaia the Earth - two remaining aquatic mermen torsos emerging from water blowing conch shells as their fish tails twist in the background - Built in 1932 - sculpted by Eugene Savage - named for philanthropist Frank Bailey - not mythology god Poseidon or King Neptune 02/20/2023
2023 Nereides / Sea Nymph Bailey Fountain Grand Army Plaza Brooklyn 9546
2023 Bailey Fountain Grand Army Plaza Brooklyn NYC - man representing Wisdom with tiller steering the ship of Life - woman representing Felicity with right hand holding cornucopia - chubby standing child shouldering that cornucopia - laughing mythological Nereus the eldest son of Pontus the Sea and Gaia the Earth - two remaining aquatic mermen torsos emerging from water blowing conch shells as their fish tails twist in the background - Built in 1932 - sculpted by Eugene Savage - named for philanthropist Frank Bailey - not mythology god Poseidon or King Neptune 02/20/2023