Administered by City of Albany Department of Parks & Recreation 7 Hoffman Avenue Albany New York 12209
Located Tricentennial Park Broadway Albany New York
Date:
1986. Dedicated Sept. 19, 1986
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1992.
Image on file.
Times Union (Albany, NY), Nov. 9, 1986, pg. B-10.
Hy Rosen '86 Tallix Beacon, NY (founder's symbol) (On front of base, incised:) ASSIDUITY (On back of shield:) PRESENTED TO THE/CITY OF ALBANY IN ITS TRICENTENNIAL/YEAR BY NORSTAR/BANCORP SEPT. 19/1986 signed Founder's mark appears.
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Summary:
The City Seal flanked by larger than life figures of a Dutch settler and an Indian. The Dutch settler appears on the proper left, his proper left hand raised to eye level in a gesture of greeting. He wears a brimmed hat and "Patroon" attire. His proper right hand rests on the seal. A Mahican Indian is on the right. He wears a feathered headdress. His proper left hand rests on the seal, and in his proper right hand, he holds a bow and arrow. The seal between the figures has two main parts in bas-relief. The upper half shows a beaver gnawing on a birch tree trunk, and the lower half depicts two shafts of wheat. There is a small sailing ship, the Half-Moon, atop the point of the seal. At the men's feet, behind the seal, is a Dutch az, a pot and a beaver skin.
