The Eleanor Roosevelt Monument is a memorial located in

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's Riverside Park, whose centerpiece is a statue of

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, said to be the first monument dedicated to an American president's wife.

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(First Lady at the time) gave the keynote address at the monument's October 1996 dedication.

Design

The landscape architects Bruce Kelly and David Varnell designed the planted, circular monument, and

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sculpted the statue, boulder, and foot stone. The architect

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designed inscriptions in the surrounding granite pavement, including a quotation from Roosevelt's 1958 speech at the United Nations advocating universal human rights, and a bronze tablet, located in the planting bed, summarizing her achievements.Jean Parker Phifer, ''Public Art New York'' (New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Co., 2009).

Gallery

File:Eleanor Roosevelt Monument.JPG, The Eleanor Roosevelt Monument designed by Bruce Kelly & David Varnell. File:Riverside Drive at 72nd Street.jpg, The statue of Eleanor Roosevelt seen from the south. File:Elroos72st.JPG, The statue of Eleanor Roosevelt seen from the northeast. File:Eleanor Roosevelt Statue.jpg, The statue of Eleanor Roosevelt seen from the northwest. File:Eleanor Roosevelt Monument - 2017-12-02 - Statue view from North.jpg, The statue, boulder, and footstone, sculpted by

. File:Eleanor Roosevelt Monument - 2017-12-02 - Adlai Stevenson Quote.jpg, Inscription of Adlai Stevenson Quote, designed by

. File:Eleanor Roosevelt Monument Biographical Plaque.jpg, Eleanor Roosevelt Biographical Plaque, designed by

References

Monuments and memorials in Manhattan Outdoor sculptures in Manhattan Statues in New York City 1996 sculptures Monuments and memorials to Eleanor Roosevelt Upper West Side Riverside Park (Manhattan) {{NewYork-sculpture-stub