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The Falconer, (sculpture). Artist:  Simonds, George, 1844-1929, sculptor. Clemente Papi (Firm), founder. Title:  The Falconer, (sculpture). Dates:  1871. Dedicated May 31, 1871 or 1875. Reinstalled 1982. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: polished Barre Vermont granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 12 ft. x 2 ft. 9 in. x 4 ft. 1 in.; Base: 55 in. x 42 in. x 24 in. Inscription:  (Back right side of sculpture, near base:) GEORGE SIMONDS ROME S. MDCCCLXXI (Front of base:) THE FALCONER/Presented by George Kemp MDCCCLXXI / C PAPI F(?) signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Male figure of a falconer dressed in Elizabethan doublet and hose, holding aloft in his proper left hand a falcon with widespread wings. Subject:  Figure male -- Full length Dress -- Historic -- Elizabethan Dress Animal -- Bird -- Falcon 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, West 72nd Street transverse road, New York, New York 10021 Remarks:  Gift of George Kemp to City of New York. Originally the sculpture was located on a high rock at the south end of the lake in Central Park. About 100 years after it was installed, according to Gayle and Cohen publication, the sculpture was vandalized and the figure's arm and the falcon were lost. The then Parks Department monuments officer, Joseph Bresnan and the sculptor, Domenico Facci, recreated the lost parts and the Parks Department had them cast in bronze. These parts were recreated with the assistance of old photographs. After the repairs were made, the sculpture was then reintalled in 1982. Gayle and Cohen publication provided 1875 as the original dedication date; SOS surveyor provided 1871, although noted that date was badly worn and hard to read. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 The City of New York, Department of Parks, 1941. Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 244. 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. 244. 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 76003496   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76003496 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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