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American Merchant Mariners Memorial

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  • Location: Breakwater extension, section D
  • Sculptor: Marisol Escobar
  • Description: Three figures on boat, one figure is trying to grasp another figure that is in the water
  • Materials: Figures--bronze; lifeboat--fiber-reinforced concrete; concrete
  • Dimensions: group h 10'6" x l 24' x w 8'; pedestal h 6' x l 30' x w 12'
  • Cast: 1991
  • Dedicated: October 8, 1991
  • Foundry: TALLIX, Beacon, NY
  • Donor: $250,000; American Merchant Mariners' Memorial, Inc., c/o Joan Samsen Associates; tel. (212) 772-9363

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Portions of The Battery, including the Battery Wharf, Gardens of Remembrance, and portions of the Oval Lawn are closed for the Battery Coastal Resilience Project. This project will rebuild and elevate the Battery wharf to reduce risk from rising seas and coastal storms, while preserving the character of the park. Visit the Battery Coastal Resilience page for more information and an updated timeline.

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