Duke Ellington Memorial Explained

Duke Ellington Memorial
Italic Title:	no
Metric Unit:	7.62 m
Imperial Unit:	25 ft^[1]
City:	New York City, New York, U.S.
Mapframe:	yes
Mapframe-Zoom:	13

The Duke Ellington Memorial by Robert Graham is installed at Duke Ellington Circle in Manhattan, New York City, New York. The monument depicts Duke Ellington at a piano, supported by three columns depicting three caryatids each, known as his nine muses. It was cast in 1997 and dedicated on July 1 of that year.^{[2] [3]} Pianist Bobby Short conceived of the memorial in 1979; it was the first statue erected in Ellington's honor in the country.^[4]

Notes and References

1. How Stars Got Their Names . 1997-07-21 . JET . 22 . 2023-12-10.
2. Web site: Central Park Monuments - Duke Ellington Memorial : NYC Parks . New York City Department of Parks & Recreation . 2020-02-22 . 2019-04-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190402033704/https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/central-park/monuments/1781 . live .
3. News: After an 18-Year Campaign, An Ellington Memorial Rises . Rick . Lyman . July 1, 1997 . The New York Times . February 22, 2020 . February 22, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200222151657/https://www.nytimes.com/1997/07/01/arts/after-an-18-year-campaign-an-ellington-memorial-rises.html . live .
4. Web site: April 3, 2021. Duke Ellington. live. April 3, 2021. Central Park Conservancy. March 24, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210324145050/https://www.centralparknyc.org/locations/duke-ellington.