John Howard Van Amringe (sculpture) explained

John Howard Van Amringe
Artist:William Ordway Partridge
Medium:Bronze on green marble pedestal
Subject:John Howard Van Amringe
Height Metric:70
Width Metric:58
Length Metric:38
Metric Unit:cm
Imperial Unit:in
City:Columbia University, New York City, New York
Coordinates:40.8063°N -73.962°W
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John Howard Van Amringe, also known as the Van Amringe Memorial, is an outdoor bust depicting the American educator and mathematician of the same name, installed at Van Amringe Quadrangle on the Columbia University campus in Upper Manhattan, New York City. It was sculpted by William Ordway Partridge in 1912, and installed on Commencement Day in June 1922.[1] [2]

On June 8, 1962, the bust was toppled off of its pedestal by vandals and received extensive damage. It was repaired or replaced, and reinstalled in December of that year.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: J.H. Van Amringe – Public Outdoor Sculpture at Columbia. 3 April 2016. 16 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160416000557/https://blogs.cul.columbia.edu/outdoorsculpture/tag/j-h-van-amringe/. live.
  2. Web site: Public Sculpture, November 2014. 3 April 2016. 16 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160416010237/https://blogs.cul.columbia.edu/outdoorsculpture/2014/11/14/public-sculpture-november-2014/. live.
  3. Web site: William Ordway Partridge and the Van Amringe Memorial – Public Outdoor Sculpture at Columbia. 2021-07-11. en-US. 2021-07-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20210711071603/https://blogs.cul.columbia.edu/outdoorsculpture/2015/04/08/william-ordway-partridge-and-the-van-amringe-memorial/. live.