Bryant Park

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William Cullen Bryant

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Artist:	Herbert Adams
Dedicated:	October 24, 1911
Description:	Seated figure (over life-size) with intrgral plinth on a pedestal under an archiform canopy, with a large urn and a balustrade at either side
Architect:	Thomas Hastings, Carrere and Hastings
Materials:	Bronze, marble
Dimensions:	Figure H: 6' W: 3'6"; Canopy H: 30'
Foundry:	Gorham Company
Donor:	Century Association
Cast:	1911

Inscription

WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT / 1794-1878 / YET LET NO EMPTY GUST / OF PASSION FIND AN UTTERANCE IN THY LAY / A BLAST THAT WHIRLS THE DUST / ALONG THE HOWLING STREET AND DIES AWAY / BUT FEELINGS OF CALM POWER AND MIGHTY SWEEP, / LIKE CURRENTS JOURNEYING THROUGH THE / WINDLESS DEEP.

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