Bust of Victor Herbert explained

Victor Herbert
Italic Title:no
Artist:Edmund Thomas Quinn
Type:Sculpture
Material:Bronze
Subject:Victor Herbert
Metric Unit:cm
Imperial Unit:in
City:New York City, New York, United States
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:13
Coordinates:40.7728°N -73.972°W

Victor Herbert is an outdoor bronze portrait bust of Victor Herbert by Edmond Thomas Quinn, located in Central Park in Manhattan, New York.[1]

History

The memorial sculpture, commissioned by the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP), was unveiled by Herbert's daughter in 1927 at a dedication attended by Irving Berlin and Arthur Hammerstein.[2] It is located on the Central Park Mall, which has a history as a venue for a free concert series. Herbert is one of four musicians memorialized as sculptures in Central Park; the other musicians are John Lennon memorialized by Strawberry Fields, Beethoven, and Duke Ellington.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Park: Victor Herbert. July 5, 2014. New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.
  2. Web site: Victor Herbert. July 5, 2014. Central Park Conservancy. July 14, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714182730/http://www.centralparknyc.org/things-to-see-and-do/attractions/victor-herbert.html. dead.
  3. Web site: Victor Herbert . 2024-04-11 . Central Park Conservancy . en.