Tag: Patricia N. Saffron

Patricia N. Saffran, The Charlottesville Lee Equestrian Statue Meltdown Postmortem

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Patricia N. Saffran A Premeditated Execution in Effigy When the Shrady/Lentelli Robert E. Lee Equestrian Monument was unveiled on May 21, 1924, in Charlottesville, a child pulled off the covering to the cheering crowd. The much admired Beaux Art sculpture had the elegance of the art movement, which featured harmonious proportions that are meant to evoke pleasing ancient Greek and Roman statues.  All weekend long a reunion of Confederate troops was held in conjunction with the unveiling. Some of the speakers spoke about the gift from philanthropist Paul Goodloe McIntire to…

Patricia N. Saffran, Sherman Monument Ambushed on Fifth Avenue, Central Park 

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By Patricia N. Saffran Augustus Saint-Gaudens’ glorious William Tecumseh Sherman, known as the Sherman Monument, 1902, on Fifth Avenue, Grand Army Plaza, New York City, is one of the most important Beaux Arts sculptures in the country. The plinth was designed by architect Charles Follen McKim of McKim, Mead and White. Stanford White, of the same firm, was the architect of the Metropolitan Club, 1893, one block up on the avenue. The nearby landmarked Plaza Hotel dates from 1907, fronted with the picturesque Pulitzer fountain, 1911. Bergdorf Goodman, 1928, sits…