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{{Short description|Bronze statue of Gertrude Stein in Manhattan, New York, U.S.}}
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'''''Gertrude Stein''''' is an outdoor [[bronze sculpture]] of [[Gertrude Stein]], located at [[Bryant Park]] in [[Manhattan]], New York.<ref name="P&R">{{Cite web|url=http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/bryantpark/monuments/1502|title=Bryant Park: Gertrude Stein|access-date=June 23, 2014|publisher=[[New York City Department of Parks and Recreation]]}}</ref> The casting was installed in 1992 and is based on a model created by [[Jo Davidson]] in Paris in 1923. It neighbors the [[New York Public Library Main Branch]], which, according to the [[New York City Department of Parks and Recreation]], commemorates Stein's "significant literary contributions".<ref name="P&R"/>
'''''Gertrude Stein''''' is an outdoor [[bronze sculpture]] of [[Gertrude Stein]], located in [[Bryant Park]] in [[Manhattan]] in New York City.<ref name="P&R">{{Cite web|url=http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/bryantpark/monuments/1502|title=Bryant Park: Gertrude Stein|access-date=June 23, 2014|publisher=[[New York City Department of Parks and Recreation]]}}</ref> The casting was installed in 1992 and is based on a model created by [[Jo Davidson]] in Paris in 1923. Its location near the [[New York Public Library Main Branch]] commemorates Stein's "significant literary contributions".<ref name="P&R"/>


Sculptor Jo Davidson (a Stein friend from her Paris years) wrote, "She somehow symbolized wisdom" and he depicted her as "a sort of modern Buddha."{{cn}}
Sculptor Jo Davidson, a friend of Stein from her Paris years, wrote, "She somehow symbolized wisdom", and he depicted her as "a sort of modern Buddha."{{cn|date=November 2023}}


==See also==
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[[Category:Statues in New York City]]
[[Category:Statues in New York City]]
[[Category:Statues of writers|Stein, Gertrude]]
[[Category:Statues of writers|Stein, Gertrude]]
[[Category:Statues of women in the United States]]




Latest revision as of 19:30, 3 August 2024

Gertrude Stein
The sculpture in 2012
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ArtistJo Davidson
TypeSculpture
MediumBronze
SubjectGertrude Stein
LocationNew York City
Coordinates40°45′12″N 73°58′59″W / 40.753351°N 73.983174°W / 40.753351; -73.983174

Gertrude Stein is an outdoor bronze sculpture of Gertrude Stein, located in Bryant Park in Manhattan in New York City.[1] The casting was installed in 1992 and is based on a model created by Jo Davidson in Paris in 1923. Its location near the New York Public Library Main Branch commemorates Stein's "significant literary contributions".[1]

Sculptor Jo Davidson, a friend of Stein from her Paris years, wrote, "She somehow symbolized wisdom", and he depicted her as "a sort of modern Buddha."[citation needed]

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  1. ^ a b "Bryant Park: Gertrude Stein". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
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