Administered by City of New York Department of Parks and Recreation The Arsenal - Central Park New York New York 10021
Located Central Park North of 79th Street New York New York
Date:
Modeled 1908-1909. 1939. Dedicated July 15, 1945
Notes:
Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 225.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1992.
Image on file.
Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 225.
(On bronze plinth of sculpture:)Stanislaw K. Ostrowski 1939/ Fon. FM cast in Italy (Incised on base:) WLADYSLAW JAGIELLO/King of Poland/Grand Duke of Lithuania/1386-1434/Founder of a Free Union of the Peoples of East Central Europe/Victor over the Teutonic Aggressors at Grunwald/July 15-1410. This monument was erected for the 1939 World's Fair and was later gifted to the City of New York for Central Park (In raised letters on side of pedestal:) POLAND signed Founder's mark appears.
New York World's Fair, New York, 1939-1940.
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Summary:
An equestrian statue of Jagiello standing in his stirrups, with a sword in either hand, crossed above his head. The figure wears a cape, armor and a crown.
