Plato Having a Dialogue with Socrates sit-by-me statue - Hofstra University - Hempstead, New York
Posted by: 
401Photos
N 40° 42.852 W 073° 36.088
18T E 618126 N 4507972
Honoring the memory of Dr. Harold Yuker, Professor of Psychology, this "Plato Having a Dialogue with Socrates" (1999) sit-by-me statue by Mihail Chemiakin is part of the Hofstra University campus-wide sculpture garden in Hempstead, New York.
Waymark Code: WM148WB
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 05/19/2021
Views: 7
This "Plato Having a Dialogue with Socrates" (1999) sit-by-me statue by Mihail Chemiakin is part of the Hofstra University campus-wide sculpture garden in Hempstead, New York.
...Plato Having a Dialogue with Socrates was funded by a bequest from the Harold E. Yuker estate for the educational and cultural benefit of Hofstra University. [He] became a provost and distinguished professor at Hofstra despite a lifelong struggle with cerebral palsy. In the early 1960s, Dr. Yuker played a major role in making Hofstra the first private university in the nation to become 100 percent barrier-free to persons with disabilities, well before legislative mandates.
The piece features Plato seated on a low column at a table, having a conversation with a bust of Socrates. Across the table from Plato is an empty seat. The empty seat is a similar column, upon which any person can sit and join in the dialogue. There is room enough at the table so that persons with disabilities or those who are able-bodied may sit in on the discussion."
Source: Hofstra University - "Sculpture Garden" album.
A small bronze plaque embedded with the stone slabs and red brick pavers surrounding the sculpture reads:
Honoring the memory of
Dr. Harold E. Yuker
Professor of Psychology
From 1948 to 1997
Location description: "Plato Having a Dialogue with Socrates" is south of Hauser Hall on the Hofstra University campus in Hempstead, New York.
Statue's Subject: Plato and Socrates
Artist: Mihail Chemiakin
|
Visit Instructions:
Photo of the statue with person sitting on bench next to the statue, standing next to the statue or other-wise interacting appropriately with the statue(face of person does not need to show, gps does not need to be in photo).
Extra credit for having fun!!!