Richard Tucker Park - New York, NY - Municipal Parks and Plazas on Waymarking.com

From the website, "Located in a small park triangle known formerly as Empire Park North and adjacent to Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, this bronze portrait bust by Milton Hebald (1917–2015) depicts opera star Richard Tucker (1913–1975). The bust sits on an inverted, tapered and polished granite pedestal on which are inscribed the titles of 31 operas that Tucker performed.

Tucker was born in Brooklyn in 1913, and he worked as a cantor before making his debut with New York’s Metropolitan Opera in 1945. Tucker enjoyed a thirty-year career with the organization, specializing in Italian operatic works. The monument was a gift of Tucker’s wife, Sarah, and was unveiled in 1979. A similar bust was unveiled in Tel Aviv, Israel that same year."

Name: Richard Tucker Park Street Location: Broadway To Columbus Ave, W. 66 St. Local Municipality: New York City State/Province, etc.: New York Country: USA Web Site: [Web Link] Memorial/Commemoration: Yes Date Established: 1979 Picnic Facilities: Benches Recreational Facilities: Benches Art Monuments/Statues: Yes Art (murals/sculpture, etc.): Yes Fountains: No Ponds/Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Beach: No Special Events: No Traditional Geocaches: No

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