An outdoor
bronze sculpture
Bronze is the most popular metal for Casting (metalworking), cast metal sculptures; a cast bronze sculpture is often called simply "a bronze". It can be used for statues, singly or in groups, reliefs, and small statuettes and figurines, as w ...
depicting
U.S. Congressman John Watts by
George Edwin Bissell
George Edwin Bissell (February 16, 1839 – August 30, 1920) was an American sculptor.
Biography
Bissell was born New Preston, Connecticut, the son of a quarryman and marble-cutter. During the American Civil War he served as a private in the 2 ...
is installed in the
Trinity Church Cemetery
The parish of Trinity Church has three separate burial grounds associated with it in New York City. The first, Trinity Churchyard, is located in Lower Manhattan at 74 Trinity Place, near Wall Street and Broadway. Alexander Hamilton, Albert Gal ...
outside Manhattan's
Trinity Church, in the
U.S. state
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of New York. It was erected by Watt's grandson,
John Watts de Peyster, in 1893.
See also
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1893 in art
References
External links
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1893 establishments in New York (state)
1893 sculptures
Bronze sculptures in Manhattan
Financial District, Manhattan
Monuments and memorials in Manhattan
Outdoor sculptures in Manhattan
Sculptures of men in New York City
Statues in New York City
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