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Horace Greeley
Horace Greeley
	The sculpture in 2005
Artist	John Quincy Adams Ward
Year	1916
Type	Sculpture
Medium	Bronze
Subject	Horace Greeley
Location	Manhattan, New York, United States
	40°42′46.6″N 74°0′17.6″W / 40.712944°N 74.004889°W

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An outdoor bronze sculpture of Horace Greeley by artist John Quincy Adams Ward and architect Richard Morris Hunt is located in City Hall Park in Manhattan, New York. Cast in 1890, the seated statue is set on a Quincy granite pedestal.^[1]

History

The statue was dedicated outside the New York Tribune Building, just east of City Hall Park, on September 20, 1890.^[2] The statue was ordered to be moved in 1915 because it projected from Tribune Building's lot line,^[3] and because the building's ground-floor space behind the statue had been leased.^[4] The statue was moved to City Hall Park on June 19, 1916.^[5]

References

^ "City Hall Park: Horace Greeley". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
^ "It is Unvailed [sic]". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 1890-09-20. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-09-23 – via newspapers.com .
^ "To Move Greeley Statue.; Tribune Association Tells Why It Is Necessary". The New York Times. 1915-09-21. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
^ "Greeley in Bronze May Lose Old Home; Printing House Square Hears Statue is to Make Room for Alterations". The New York Times. 1915-06-13. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
^ "Greeley Statue Goes to City Hall Park: Still Looks Out on Scene of Great Editor's Labors". New-York Tribune. 1916-06-16. p. 9. Retrieved 2020-09-23 – via newspapers.com .

External links

City Hall Park. Horace Greeley statue. at NYPL Digital Collections

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[1] "City Hall Park: Horace Greeley". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved July 31, 2014.

[2] "It is Unvailed [sic]". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 1890-09-20. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-09-23 – via newspapers.com .

[3] "To Move Greeley Statue.; Tribune Association Tells Why It Is Necessary". The New York Times. 1915-09-21. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-09-23.

[4] "Greeley in Bronze May Lose Old Home; Printing House Square Hears Statue is to Make Room for Alterations". The New York Times. 1915-06-13. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-09-23.

[5] "Greeley Statue Goes to City Hall Park: Still Looks Out on Scene of Great Editor's Labors". New-York Tribune. 1916-06-16. p. 9. Retrieved 2020-09-23 – via newspapers.com .

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-An outdoor [[bronze sculpture]] of [[Horace Greeley]] by artist [[John Quincy Adams Ward]] and architect [[Richard Morris Hunt]] is located in [[City Hall Park]] in [[Manhattan]], New York. Cast in 1890 and dedicated in 1916, the seated statue is set on a Quincy granite pedestal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/cityhallpark/monuments/637|title=City Hall Park: Horace Greeley|accessdate=July 31, 2014|publisher=[[New York City Department of Parks and Recreation]]}}</ref>
+An outdoor [[bronze sculpture]] of [[Horace Greeley]] by artist [[John Quincy Adams Ward]] and architect [[Richard Morris Hunt]] is located in [[City Hall Park]] in [[Manhattan]], New York. Cast in 1890, the seated statue is set on a Quincy granite pedestal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/cityhallpark/monuments/637|title=City Hall Park: Horace Greeley|accessdate=July 31, 2014|publisher=[[New York City Department of Parks and Recreation]]}}</ref>
+==History==
+The statue was dedicated outside the [[New York Tribune Building]], just east of City Hall Park, on September 20, 1890.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59844650/|title=It is Unvailed {{sic|nolink=y}}|date=1890-09-20|work=Brooklyn Daily Eagle|access-date=2020-09-23|page=6|via=newspapers.com {{open access}}}}</ref> The statue was ordered to be moved in 1915 because it projected from Tribune Building's [[lot line]],<ref>{{Cite news|date=1915-09-21|title=To Move Greeley Statue.; Tribune Association Tells Why It Is Necessary.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1915/09/21/archives/to-move-greeley-statue-tribune-association-tells-why-it-is.html|access-date=2020-09-23|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> and because the building's ground-floor space behind the statue had been leased.<ref>{{Cite news|date=1915-06-13|title=Greeley in Bronze May Lose Old Home; Printing House Square Hears Statue is to Make Room for Alterations.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1915/06/13/archives/greeley-in-bronze-may-lose-old-home-printing-house-square-hears.html|access-date=2020-09-23|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The statue was moved to City Hall Park on June 19, 1916.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59844917/|title=Greeley Statue Goes to City Hall Park: Still Looks Out on Scene of Great Editor's Labors|date=1916-06-16|work=New-York Tribune|access-date=2020-09-23|page=9|via=newspapers.com {{open access}}}}</ref>
 == See also ==
 {{portal|New York City|Visual arts}}
-* [[Statue of Horace Greeley (Herald Square)]], also located in Manhattan
 * [[Tributes to Horace Greeley]]
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 * [https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-14d2-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 City Hall Park. ''Horace Greeley'' statue.] at NYPL Digital Collections
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