Equestrian statue of Simón Bolívar (Central Park) explained

Equestrian statue of Simón Bolívar
Italic Title:	no
Artist:	Sally James Farnham
Subject:	Simón Bolívar
Metric Unit:	cm
Imperial Unit:	in
City:	New York City, New York, U.S.
Mapframe:	yes
Mapframe-Zoom:	13

An equestrian statue of Simón Bolívar, sometimes called the Simón Bolívar Monument, is installed in Manhattan's Central Park, in the U.S. state of New York. The memorial features a bronze sculpture by Sally James Farnham resting on a black granite pedestal designed by the firm Clarke and Rapuano. It was cast in 1919, dedicated on April 19, 1921, rededicated on April 19, 1951, and conserved by the Adopt-a-Monument Program in 1988.^{[1] [2] [3]}

The sculpture at its
original location.

See also

• 1919 in art

Notes and References

1. Web site: Central Park: Simon Bolivar Monument. February 23, 2020. New York City Department of Parks & Recreation.
2. News: 2003-08-17 . Simón Bolívar's 'Monsterpiece' . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-07-24 . 0362-4331.
3. News: Times . The New York . 1951-04-20 . STATUE OF BOLIVAR REDEDICATED HERE; REDEDICATING SIMON BOLIVAR STATUE . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-07-24 . 0362-4331.