Greek Oratory, (sculpture).

Greek Oratory, (sculpture).

Adams, Herbert, 1858-1945, sculptor.

Piccirilli Brothers Marble Carving Studios, carver.

Greek Oratory, (sculpture).

Greek Letters, (sculpture).

Demosthenes, (sculpture).

1903-1908. Commissioned 1907. Installed 1909.

Indiana limestone.

Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Literature

Ethnic -- Greek

Homage -- Demosthenes

Figure male -- Full length

Architectural component

Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Brooklyn

Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Parkway, Cornice, Brooklyn, New York 11238

This figure, on the north side of the building, is one of thirty statues along the cornice of the Brooklyn Museum. Each statue cost no more than three thousand dollars.

Ambler, Louise Todd & Marilyn Gage Hyson, unpublished checklist, 2001-2003.

Lederer, Joseph, "All Around the Town: A Walking Guide to Outdoor Sculpture in New York City," New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1975.

Bogart, Michele H., "Public Sculpture and the Civic Ideal in New York City, 1890-1930," Chicago: University of Chicago, 1989, pg. 167-176.

Bogart, Michele H., "Public Sculpture and the Civic Ideal in New York City, 1890-1930," Chicago: University of Chicago, 1989, pg. 172.

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