David, (sculpture).

David, (sculpture).

Angelus & Sons, founder.

Buonarroti, Michelangelo, 1475-1564, painter. (copy after)

David, (sculpture).

Dedicated January 16, 1903.

Bronze on granite base.

Figure: approx. 17 ft. x 5 ft. 2 in. x 3 ft. 6 in.; Base: 8 ft. x 7 ft. 9 in. x 5 ft. 9 in.

(On base:) DAVID/Michael Angelo/1474-1564 (Rear of base:) Presented to/the Buffalo Historical Society/and/the city of/Buffalo/by/Andrew Langdon/MCMIII

Religion -- Old Testament -- David & Goliath

Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Buffalo

Administered by City of Buffalo, Buffalo Arts Commission, Department of Community Development, 920 City Hall, Buffalo, New York 14202

Located Delaware Park, Fronting Scajaquada Expressway, Buffalo, New York

Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1900.

David was presented to the city by Andrew Langdon, Buffalo businessman and scholar. He saw the statue on exhibit at the Paris Exposition of 1900. He negotiated with Neapolitan firm of bronze founders who had cast it, bought it, and exacted an agreement from them that they would not send another to the U.S. He contributed the pedestal as well as the statue jointly to the Buffalo Historical Society and the City.

Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, Buffalo survey, 1992.

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