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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Horvay, John,     Figure group -- Male     Portrait male -- Kossuth, Lojas     Ethnic -- Hungarian     Figure male -- Elderly     Object -- Other     Occupation -- Military     History -- Hungary     Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York     Sculpture

Kossuth Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Horvay, John, 1873-1944, sculptor. Title:  Kossuth Memorial, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Lojas Kossuth, (sculpture). Dates:  1927. Dedicated March 15, 1928. Recast 1930. Medium:  Figures: bronze; Base: Milford pink granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 76.5 x 45 x 35 in.; Base: approx. 140 x 91 x 118 in. Inscription:  (Sculptor's signature is illegible on the lower left side of sculpture near base.) (On sculpture, near bottom of the Kossuth's flagpole:) KRRUSZ FERENCZ/BRONZON TO BUDAPEST (Front of base, in raised letters:) KOSSUTH/ERECTED/BY A/LIBERTY LOVING/RACE OF/AMERICANS/OF/MAGYAR ORIGIN/TO/LOUIS KOSSUTH/THE/GREAT CHAMPION/OF/LIBERTY (Rear of base:) KOSSUTH MONUMENT COMMITTEE/GEZA D. BERKO/PRESIDENT/MARCH 15, 1928 Description:  The monument represents the Hungarian revolt against the Hapsburg monarchy. A standing portrait of Lojas Kossuth, known as the Father of Hungarian Independence, rests on top of a granite base with steps below. On the front side of the base, a bronze figure of a revolutionary soldier stands holding the flag of independence. He reaches out to a figure of an old peasant man seated on the base steps. Subject:  Figure group -- Male Portrait male -- Kossuth, Lojas -- Full Length Ethnic -- Hungarian Figure male -- Elderly Object -- Other -- Flag Occupation -- Military -- Soldier History -- Hungary -- Revolution 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 Riverside Park, Riverside Drive & West 113th Street, New York, New York References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 The City of New York, Department of Parks, 1941. Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1993. Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988. Illustration:  Image on file. Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 289. 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 76003521   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76003521 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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