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Essential New York: Midtown East
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The Chrysler Building, the Empire State, 30 Rock, and other skyscrapers adorn the skyline. At street level the solitude of the Public Library, and the glitz of Fifth Avenue. And underground, Grand Central Terminal ushers commuters in and out of the city. Take a walk amongst the sights of Midtown East.
Pulitzer Fountain
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Pulitzer Fountain at Fifth Avenue and 59th Street, 1916. Carrère & Hastings won the competition to design a memorial fountain after Joseph Pulitzer's 1911 death. "Pomona," a bronze sculpture by Karl Bitter (completed by Isidore Konti after Bitter's death), sits atop the fountain at Grand Army Plaza. The statue was installed in the spring of 1916.
"Miss Manhattan": Audrey Munson & Public Sculpture in NYC
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Audrey Munson (1891-1996) was once the most famous artist’s model in the United States and her likeness can be found in a dozen public sculptures in Manhattan and Brooklyn. In 1913, her likeness had become so prominent in public spaces that the New York Sun dubbed her "Miss Manhattan." For an in-depth look at the rise and tragic fall of America’s First Supermodel, we recommend “The Curse of Beauty: The Scandalous & Tragic Life of Audrey Munson, America’s First Supermodel” by James Bone and “Miss Manhattan” (Episode 200) of the 99% Invisible podcast.
MAS Manhattan Survey
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Between 1954 and 1957, the Municipal Art Society surveyed historic buildings in all five boroughs to create a database of potential landmarks to preserve. Local residents and MAS staff compiled individual sheets devoted to about 200 buildings. Each sheet outlined the building’s date, location, and style and provided a description and a small photograph. This is the list of Manhattan buildings.
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Pulitzer Fountain, 5th Av. and 59th St.
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Plaza with Pulitzer Fountain, looking south down Fifth Avenue from 59th Street, New York City, circa 1920. Shows Vanderbilt residence and Hecksher Building. (Roege 9422)
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Plaza with Pulitzer Fountain, looking south down Fifth Avenue from 59th Street, New York City, circa 1920. Shows Vanderbilt residence and Hecksher Building. (Roege 9422D)
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59th Street and 5th Avenue. Pulitzer Fountain.
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5th Avenue between 58th and 59th Streets. Detail of disintegrated Kentucky Limestone \[at the] Pulitzer Fountain.
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5th Avenue between 58th and 59th Streets. Detail of disintegrated Kentucky Limestone \[at the] Pulitzer Fountain.
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5th Avenue between 58th and 59th Streets. Pulitzer Fountain, deteriorated Kentucky limestone.
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Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 58th Street (West) Fifth Ave., west side, between West 58th and West 59th Streets, showing prominently, the Pulitzer Memorial Fountain at, the S.W. corner of West 59th Street. The fountain was erected from funds left by Joseph Pulitzer, and is constructed of limestone and consists of six basins rising in pyramidal form. In the center of the top basin, on a pedestal, is a bronze statue, eight feet high, of a nude female figure holding a basket of fruit. The fountain is often called the Fountain of Abundance. The sculptor is Carl Bittner, who lived from 1865 to 1915 and the architects are Carrere and Hastings. It was given to the city in 1916. August 15, 1929. P. L. Sperr.
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Fifth Avenue and 59th Street - The Plaza View from Grand Army Plaza (Manhattan) facing southeast. The hotels along 5th Avenue near 59th Street and the Pulitzer Fountain in front of the Plaza Hotel are visible.
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59th Street and Fifth Avenue. Pulitzer Fountain
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59th Street and Fifth Avenue. Pulitzer Fountain
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59th Street and Fifth Avenue. Pulitzer Fountain
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Plaza With Monuments Grand Army Plaza 2
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Plaza With Monuments Grand Army Plaza 2
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"Pomona" (1915-1916) sculpted by Karl Bitter and completed by Isadore Konti for the Pulitzer Fountain in Grand Army Plaza. Photo by De Witt Clinton Ward, undated.
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Pulitzer Fountain and Heckscher Bldg., Plaza, 5th Ave. and 59th St., New York
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Pulitzer Fountain and Hecksher Bldg., New York City.
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"Pomona" (1915-1916) sculpted by Karl Bitter and completed by Isadore Konti for the Pulitzer Fountain in Grand Army Plaza. Rendering approved by the Art Commission May 12, 1913.
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Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 58th Street Pulitizer Fountain, in front of Plaza Hotel, Fifth Avenue, west side, 58th to 59th Streets. Given to the city by Joseph Pulitizer, proprietor of the New York World since 1931, the New York World-Telegram . About 1925. Photograph by Wurts Brothers.
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Pulitzer Fountain and Hecksher Bldg., New York City.
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"Pomona" (1915-1916) sculpted by Karl Bitter and completed by Isadore Konti for the Pulitzer Fountain in Grand Army Plaza. Photograph, undated.
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"Pomona" (1915-1916) sculpted by Karl Bitter and completed by Isadore Konti for the Pulitzer Fountain in Grand Army Plaza. Photograph, undated.
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