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Invisible Man of 730 Riverside Drive
This photo shows a bronze cut-out sculpture that forms part of the Ralph Ellison Memorial, located in Riverside Park next to the intersection of W. 150th Street and Riverside Drive in New York City.
The memorial honors Ralph Ellison (1914-1994), an American author and scholar best known for his novel Invisible Man. The book, which won the National Book Award in 1953, addressed conditions faced by African-Americans.
The sculpture was created by Elizabeth Catlett (1915-2012), an American artist who lived the later years of her life in Mexico. She designed the sculpture, which was dedicated in 2003, in her 80s. Both Ellison and Catlett were African-Americans and the memorial is located near the northern edge of Harlem.
For many years Ellison lived at 730 Riverside Drive, an apartment building located across the street from the memorial. The building, also known as The Beaumont, can be seen at the left through the cut-out.
The Beaumont was designated a NYC Landmark in 2013. It was designed by George and Edward Blum, Franco-American architects known for their finely detailed apartment house buildings. The building was completed in 1913. Ellison lived there from 1953 until his death in 1994. His widow, Fannie McConnell Ellison, continued to lived there until her passing in 2005. Coincidentally, Ellison first moved to New York to study sculpture and while he maintained an interest in it, he made his mark as a writer.
Invisible Man of 730 Riverside Drive
This photo shows a bronze cut-out sculpture that forms part of the Ralph Ellison Memorial, located in Riverside Park next to the intersection of W. 150th Street and Riverside Drive in New York City.
The memorial honors Ralph Ellison (1914-1994), an American author and scholar best known for his novel Invisible Man. The book, which won the National Book Award in 1953, addressed conditions faced by African-Americans.
The sculpture was created by Elizabeth Catlett (1915-2012), an American artist who lived the later years of her life in Mexico. She designed the sculpture, which was dedicated in 2003, in her 80s. Both Ellison and Catlett were African-Americans and the memorial is located near the northern edge of Harlem.
For many years Ellison lived at 730 Riverside Drive, an apartment building located across the street from the memorial. The building, also known as The Beaumont, can be seen at the left through the cut-out.
The Beaumont was designated a NYC Landmark in 2013. It was designed by George and Edward Blum, Franco-American architects known for their finely detailed apartment house buildings. The building was completed in 1913. Ellison lived there from 1953 until his death in 1994. His widow, Fannie McConnell Ellison, continued to lived there until her passing in 2005. Coincidentally, Ellison first moved to New York to study sculpture and while he maintained an interest in it, he made his mark as a writer.