Lion, New York Public Library, 2008

Murray Hill Neighborhood (New York, N.Y.)

New York Public Library.

Fifth Avenue (New York, N.Y.)

Animal sculpture.

Lions in art

Potter, Edward Clark,1857-1923.

Profile view of one of the two lions which sit on the terraced steps leading to New York Public Library's main entrance on Fifth Avenue.

New York Public Library; Built: 1911; Architects: Carrere & Hastings. NYPL was formed in 1895 by the merger of the Astor Library, the Lenox Library, and the Tilden Trust. In 1901 the New York Free Circulating Library merged with the Astor-Lenox-Tilden Library, making the newly formed institution eligible for funds donated to the city by Andrew Carnegie. The library building was completed in 1911. Carrere & Hastings' design was a high point of Beaux Arts architecture in the U.S. The decorative program included urns, flagpoles, sculpture, and fountains. The entrance is flanked by twin lions carved by E.C. Potter.

Waldvogel, Peter.

Potter, Edward Clark,1857-1923.

Mina Rees Library; City University of New York. Graduate School and University Center.

2008

City University of New York. Graduate School and University Center.

The images and information provided in this collection may not be reproduced in any form without permission from the Mina Rees Library, The Graduate Center, City University of New York, except for "fair use" as defined by copyright law.

NYPL - 475 Fifth Ave.; New York Public Library, 476 Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, Borough of Manhattan.

1 digital photograph

475 Fifth Avenue

Fountain, New York Public Library,2008

Murray Hill Neighborhood (New York, N.Y.)

New York Public Library.

Fifth Avenue (New York, N.Y.)

Decoration and ornament, Architectural.

Sculpture and architecture.

MacMonnies, Frederick William, 1863-1937.

Sculptural grouping set into a recessed half-domed niche. Fountain below. Sculptor: Frederick MacMonnies.

New York Public Library; Built: 1911; Architects: Carrere & Hastings. NYPL was formed in 1895 by the merger of the Astor Library, the Lenox Library, and the Tilden Trust. In 1901 the New York Free Circulating Library merged with the Astor-Lenox-Tilden Library, making the newly formed institution eligible for funds donated to the city by Andrew Carnegie. The library building was completed in 1911. Carrere & Hastings' design was a high point of Beaux Arts architecture in the U.S. The decorative program included urns, flagpoles, sculpture, and fountains. The entrance is flanked by twin lions carved by E.C. Potter.

Waldvogel, Peter.

MacMonnies, Frederick William, 1863-1937.

Mina Rees Library; City University of New York. Graduate School and University Center.

2008

City University of New York. Graduate School and University Center.

The images and information provided in this collection may not be reproduced in any form without permission from the Mina Rees Library, The Graduate Center, City University of New York, except for "fair use" as defined by copyright law.

NYPL - 475 Fifth Ave.; New York Public Library, 476 Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, Borough of Manhattan.

1 digital photograph

475 Fifth Avenue

Urn, New York Public Library, 2008

Murray Hill Neighborhood (New York, N.Y.)

New York Public Library.

Fifth Avenue (New York, N.Y.)

Decoration and ornament, Architectural.

Urns.

This large marble urn sits on a plinth adjacent to the Fifth Avenue entrance to NYPL.

New York Public Library; Built: 1911; Architects: Carrere & Hastings. NYPL was formed in 1895 by the merger of the Astor Library, the Lenox Library, and the Tilden Trust. In 1901 the New York Free Circulating Library merged with the Astor-Lenox-Tilden Library, making the newly formed institution eligible for funds donated to the city by Andrew Carnegie. The library building was completed in 1911. Carrere & Hastings' design was a high point of Beaux Arts architecture in the U.S. The decorative program included urns, flagpoles, sculpture, and fountains. The entrance is flanked by twin lions carved by E.C. Potter.

Waldvogel, Peter.

Mina Rees Library; City University of New York. Graduate School and University Center.

2008

City University of New York. Graduate School and University Center.

The images and information provided in this collection may not be reproduced in any form without permission from the Mina Rees Library, The Graduate Center, City University of New York, except for "fair use" as defined by copyright law.

NYPL - 475 Fifth Ave.; New York Public Library, 476 Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, Borough of Manhattan.

1 digital photograph

475 Fifth Avenue