Statue of the Marquis de Lafayette (New York City)

Marquis de Lafayette is an outdoor bronze sculpture of Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette by artist Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, located at Union Square Park in Manhattan, New York.

This article is about the sculpture in Manhattan. For the sculpture in Brooklyn, see Lafayette Memorial.
Statue of the Marquis de Lafayette
The statue in 2014
ArtistFrédéric Auguste Bartholdi
Year1876 (1876)
TypeStatue
MediumBronze
SubjectGilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette
LocationNew York City, New York, United States
Coordinates40.73568°N 73.98997°W / 40.73568; -73.98997
Statue of the Marquis de Lafayette
LocationManhattan, New York City, New York, United States
Part ofUnion Square
NRHP reference No.97001678[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 9, 1997 [2]

Description and history

Donated by French residents of New York and dedicated on September 6, 1876, the portrait statue rests on a Quincy granite pedestal. In 1991, it was conserved by the Municipal Art Society and the New York City Art Commission's joint Adopt-A-Monument Program.[3]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Union Square". National Park Service. December 9, 1997. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  3. "Union Square Park: Marquis de Lafayette". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved July 15, 2014.


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