"New Ornaments for Central Park," Burlington Free Press, June 19, 1869
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Title
"New Ornaments for Central Park," Burlington Free Press, June 19, 1869
Subject
Stebbins, Emma, 1815-1882
Brewster, Anne Hampton, 1818-1892
Citation of Different Periodical / Reprint
Social Events--Studio Visits
Italy--Rome
Philadelphia Bulletin
Description
This article reprints a passage written by Anne Brewster in the Philadelphia Bulletin which describes the process of Emma Stebbins creating her sculpture for the Central Park in New York.
Credit
Creator
Brewster, Anne Hampton, 1818-1892
Source
Publisher
Geo. W. & G.G. Benedict
Date
1869-06-19
Type
Reference
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Text
[...] The design of this beautiful fountain is taken from the Scripture story of the Pool of Bethseda. Miss Brewster adds:
The treatment of the idea is this: the chief figure--an angel, eight feet in height--alights upon or almost seems to hover over a mass of rock which occupies the centre of the upper basin. [...] The other day when I was in Miss Sebbin's [sic] studio with some friends I noticed with admiration some studies made by Miss Stebbins for the Central Park at the request of the managers; four statues of the Seasons, which the managers hoped some time to place on the pedestaly designed for them in front of the terrace. [...]
The treatment of the idea is this: the chief figure--an angel, eight feet in height--alights upon or almost seems to hover over a mass of rock which occupies the centre of the upper basin. [...] The other day when I was in Miss Sebbin's [sic] studio with some friends I noticed with admiration some studies made by Miss Stebbins for the Central Park at the request of the managers; four statues of the Seasons, which the managers hoped some time to place on the pedestaly designed for them in front of the terrace. [...]
Provenance
https://www.newspapers.com/image/197314775. Accessed 15 June 2021.
Location
Burlington, VT, US
Geocode (Latitude)
44.4761601
Geocode (Longitude)
-73.212906
Length (range)
150-500
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Collection
Citation
Brewster, Anne Hampton, 1818-1892, “"New Ornaments for Central Park," Burlington Free Press, June 19, 1869,” Archival Gossip Collection, accessed March 26, 2023, https://archivalgossip.com/collection/items/show/705.