Thomas Moore, (sculpture)
Object Details
- sculptor
- Sheahan, D. B.
- founder
- George Fischer & Brother
- Subject
- Moore, Thomas
- Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 194.
- Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1993.
- Image on file.
- Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 194.
- (Beneath proper left shoulder:) D.B. SHEAHAN SCULPT./NEW YORK 1879 (Beneath proper right shoulder:) GEO FISCHER & BRO/BRONZE FOUNDERS, N.Y. (On front of base in black granite letters:) MOORE signed Founder's mark appears.
- The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
- Summary
- Youthful portrait of Moore wearing a high-collared shirt and a bow tie. His head is turned slightly to his proper right and he looks off to the right, toward the pond in the southeast corner of the park. The bust sits on a three-tiered granite base which is corniced with beveled edges.
- Culture
- Irish
- 1879. Dedicated May 28, 1880
- Control number
- IAS 87870157
- Type
- Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
- Sculptures
- Medium
- Sculpture: bronze; Base: grey granite with black granite letters
- Owner/Location
- Administered by City of New York Department of Parks and Recreation The Arsenal - Central Park New York New York 10021
- Located Central Park Near 59th Street pond New York New York 10021
- Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
- Topic
- Portrait male--Bust
- Occupation--Writer--Poet
- Occupation--Writer--Biographer
- Ethnic
- Record ID
- siris_ari_302801
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
