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    		• Ostrowski, Stanislaw Kazimierz Waclaw,
     
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    		• Embury, Aymar, II,
     
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    		• Fon. FM,
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Jagiello
     
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    		• Equestrian
     
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    		• Occupation -- Other
     
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    		• Ethnic -- Polish
     
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    		• Dress -- Historic
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    King Jagiello, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Ostrowski, Stanislaw Kazimierz Waclaw, 1879-1947, sculptor.
    Embury, Aymar, II, sculptor.
    Fon. FM, founder.
    Title: 
    King Jagiello, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Jagiello Monument, (sculpture).
    King Wladyslaw, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Modeled 1908-1909. 1939. Dedicated July 15, 1945.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 14 ft. 8 in x 7 ft. 6 in. x 13 ft. 10 in.; Base: approx. 10 ft. x 7 ft. 6 in. x 10 ft. 10 in.
    Inscription: 
    (On bronze plinth of sculpture:)Stanislaw K. Ostrowski 1939/ Fon. FM cast in Italy (Incised on base:) WLADYSLAW JAGIELLO/King of Poland/Grand Duke of Lithuania/1386-1434/Founder of a Free Union of the Peoples of East Central Europe/Victor over the Teutonic Aggressors at Grunwald/July 15-1410. This monument was erected for the 1939 World's Fair and was later gifted to the City of New York for Central Park (In raised letters on side of pedestal:) POLAND signed Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    An equestrian statue of Jagiello standing in his stirrups, with a sword in either hand, crossed above his head. The figure wears a cape, armor and a crown.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Jagiello -- Full Length
    Equestrian
    Occupation -- Other -- Aristocrat
    Ethnic -- Polish
    Dress -- Historic -- Medieval Dress
    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, North of 79th Street, New York, New York
    Exhibitions: 
    New York World's Fair, New York, 1939-1940.
    Remarks: 
    This statue is a tribute to the first Christian Grand Duke of Lithuania, who united Lithuania and Poland by marrying the Queen of Poland. The monument refers specifically to the Battle of Grunwald, July 15, 1410. Ostrowski modeled this monument in 1908-1909 as an entry in a competition for a monument in Cracow. It was not selected, but thirty years later it was chosen for the entrance to the Polish Pavilion at the 1939-1940 World's Fair in New York. Aymar Embury created the base for the work. The statue was a gift of the King Jagiello Monument Committee. The 1987 conservation of the sculpture was funded by the Adopt-A-Monument Program and a final report prepared in 1989 is on file with the Department of Parks and Recreation. For related information see: Daniec, Jadwiga I., "In the Footsteps of Stanislaw K. Ostrowski, 1879-1947," The Polish Review, vol. XXVII (1982).
    References: 
    Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 225.
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1992.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 225.
    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 87870164
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