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Louisa
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| Artist: | Monica Banks |
| Dedicated: | 2002 |
| Location: | Hunts Point Recreation Center, 765 Manida Street |
| Description: | Sculpture of horse made out of a continuous piece of steel, on flat metal base |
| Architect: | Castro-Blanco Piscioneri and Associates / Hanrahan and Meyers |
| Materials: | Metal |
| Dimensions: | H: 75" L: 76" W: 29" Plaque: L: 10 " W: 8.5" |
| Donor: | City of New York, Percent for Art |
| Cast: | 2002 |
Inscription
Louisa/I am Louisa, a black horse/one line, 978 feet long, see if/you find where I begin and end/but please don't climb or scratch me,/because I'm here for you to enjoy/ with your eyes, again and again,/like a friend./ Monica Banks, 2001/ Louisa and Rusty, steel rod//Commissioned by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs/Percent for Art program, the Department of Parks and Recreation,/ and the Department of Design and ConstructionPlease note, the NAME field includes a primary designation as well as alternate namingsoften in common or popular usage. The DEDICATED field refers to the most recent dedication, most often, butnot necessarily the original dedication date. If the monument did not have a formal dedication, the yearlisted reflects the date of installation.
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Due to a special event. All center programming will be canceled on May 2, 2025, beginning at 12:00 p.m. Programming will resume on May 3,2025.
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