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Alexander Von Humboldt, (sculpture). Artist:  Blaser, Gustav, 1813-1874, sculptor. Georg Howaldt & Sohn, founder. Title:  Alexander Von Humboldt, (sculpture). Dates:  1869. Dedicated September 14, 1869. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: grey granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 5 ft. 6 in. x 2 ft. 6 in. x 2 ft. 2 in.; Base: approx. 9 ft. x 7 ft. 2 in. x 6 ft. 5 in. Inscription:  (On south side of bust:) GUST.BLAESER.Fec./Berlin 1869 (On north side of bust:) GEORG HOWALDT & SOHN geg./Braunschweig 1869 (Inscribed on bottom front of bust:) ALEXANDER VONHUMBOLDT (In raised letters on front of base:) HUMBOLDT signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Bust of Von Humboldt gazing out across Central Park toward the Museum of Natural History. The bust rests on a tall stone base which is installed in the middle of a walled plaza made of granite blocks. Subject:  Portrait male -- Von Humboldt, Alexander -- Bust Ethnic -- German Occupation -- Science -- Naturalist Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of New York, Department of Parks and Recreation, The Arsenal - Central Park, New York, New York 10021 Located Central Park, Central Park West & 77th Street, New York, New York 10021 Remarks:  Von Humboldt (1769-1859) was a German geographer and naturalist who pioneered the science of plant ecology. In 1799, von Humboldt embarked on a five-year exploration of South America to study "all the forces of nature." His life work culminated in his five-volume opus "Comos," an examination of the physical universe. After his death, the von Humboldt monument association commissioned sculptor, Gustaf Blaeser, who knew von Humboldt, to create a bust. Blaeser created the bust using a cast of von Humboldt's head taken after his death. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 245. Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 245. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS 76008978   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76008978 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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