Gay Liberation - New York, NY
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A series of statues across the street from Stonewall Inn in Christopher Park, depicting the gay liberation movement that started here in the 1970s.
Waymark Code: WMRKF1
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 07/04/2016
Views: 3
The statues seems to be life sized and made of plaster. I couldn't find the name of the statue on site due to the memorial to the Orlando victims, so I did some research to find out the actual name. Taken from the Smithsonian, "Four figures positioned in groups of two. Two males stand together and nearby two females sit on a park bench together. The figures are installed directly onto the brick pathway of the park."
TITLE: Gay Liberation
ARTIST(S): Segal, George, 1924-2000, sculptor. Winslow, Philip N., landscape architect. Johnson Atelier, founder.
DATE: 1980. Dedicated June 23, 1992.
MEDIUM: Sculpture: bronze, painted white.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS NY000111
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Christopher Park:
Stonewall National Monument
New York, NY
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
Some weathering.
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