The Falconer (sculpture)
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| Artist | George Blackall Simonds |
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| Year | 1871 (installed 1875) |
| Location | Central Park, New York |
The Falconer is a bronze sculpture in Central Park, New York City by English sculptor George Blackall Simonds. It depicts a man in a theatrical version of Elizabethan dress standing on a high granite pedestal, releasing a hunting falcon.[1]
The Falconer, cast in 1871 in Florence, was erected in 1875[2] on a prominent rock overlooking the confluence of two carriage drives near the West 72nd Street drive entrance. The growth of surrounding trees has partly obscured the site. The sculpture has a history of being vandalized. The original falcon was stolen, and in the 1960s the New York City Parks Department commissioned their employee and sculptor, Joel Rudnick, to mold a new falcon which now sits on The Falconer's arm. This new falcon is substantially different from the original falcon.
References
- ^ "The Falconer". Central Park Conservatory. Central Park Conservatory. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
- ^ NYC Dept of Parks: The Falconer; "1872" in Michele H. Bogart, Public Sculpture and the Civic Ideal in New York City, 1890-1930 1989:19.
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Coordinates: 40°46′27″N 73°58′26″W / 40.77407°N 73.97378°W
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