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The Shandaken Eagle, (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Title:  The Shandaken Eagle, (sculpture). Dates:  1898. Relocated 1966. Dedicated Aug. 23, 1986. Medium:  Cast iron. Dimensions:  Approx. W. 13 ft. (2 tons). Description:  An eagle perched on a sphere, its wings fully extended. Subject:  Animal -- Bird -- Eagle Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Phoenicia Sculpture Owner:  Located Routes 28 & 214, Phoenicia, New York Provenance:  Originally installed Grand Central Station, Park Avenue & 42nd Street, New York, New York 1898. Formerly in the collection of McLane, David, Brewster, New York 1966-ca. 1980. Remarks:  This eagle is one of eleven installed in 1898 on the roof of the renovated Grand Central Station in New York City. When the station was eventually torn down to make way for a new one, the eagles were removed and dispersed to various collections. In 1966, David McLane purchased one of the eagles and installed it in his back yard in Brewster, New York. When Mr. McLane moved to Phoenicia in 1980, he donated the eagle to the town of Brewster. Pending a suitable installation site, the eagle remained in Brewster storage, until Mr. McLane was able to take the eagle back and donate it to the hamlet of Phoenicia in the town of Shandaken. To raise money for the project, Mr. McLane, along with Dakin Morehouse, the director of the Phoenicia Forge Art Center, worked with the Shandaken Revitalization Plan Committee to organize the Shandaken Eagle Landmark Society. The eagle was dedicated in Phoenicia on Aug. 23, 1986. IAS files contain copies of articles from the Woodstock Times, April 3, 1986 and the New York Times, Aug. 25, 1986. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994. 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 NY001828   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NY001828 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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