Fitz-Greene Halleck, Bronze sculpture in Central Park, United States.
The bronze figure of Fitz-Greene Halleck stands at the western edge of Literary Walk, created by sculptor James Wilson Alexander MacDonald in 1877.
President Rutherford B. Hayes unveiled this monument on May 15, 1877, marking it as the first sculpture dedicated to an American writer in Central Park.
This statue commemorates Fitz-Greene Halleck, a nineteenth-century American poet who influenced literature alongside contemporaries like Edgar Allan Poe and Walt Whitman.
Located at Mid-Park near East 66th Street, visitors can find this monument along the main pathway between other literary figures on Literary Walk.
The dedication ceremony drew 10,000 people, demonstrating the extraordinary public recognition of American writers in an era dominated by European cultural figures.
Location: New York County
Inception: May 15, 1877
Creator: James Wilson Alexander MacDonald
Website: https://nycgovparks.org/parks/central-park/monuments/658
GPS coordinates: 40.77066,-73.97214
Latest update: March 4, 2025 17:38
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