tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154779625403040382024-03-05T00:24:54.040-08:00Public Art and MemoryFor more than 20 years I've taken thousands of pictures of public art projects, monuments, memorials, commemorative markers and historic sites. I sometimes use these in lectures, but mostly since the advent of digital photography these pictures have just languished on my computer. This blog, and two others, are designed to make these images and some of my thoughts about them more widely available.Samuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-715477962540304038.post-4210083504598868392020-03-21T20:49:00.003-07:002020-03-25T10:27:43.599-07:00Paris: Observations on Jacob Epstein's Sculpted Tomb of Oscar Wilde
Paris, France. Père Lachaise Cemetery. Tomb of Oscar Wilde. Jacob Epstein, sculptor, 1908 Photo: Samuel Gruber 2018.
Paris, France. Père Lachaise Cemetery. Tomb of Oscar Wilde. Jacob Epstein, sculptor, 1908-1912. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2018.
Paris: Observations on Jacob Epstein's Sculpted Tomb of Oscar Wilde
By Samuel D. Gruber
[cross-posted from Samuel Gruber's Jewish Art and Monuments]
Samuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-715477962540304038.post-70477876838708595162019-01-07T11:02:00.000-08:002019-01-07T11:18:04.728-08:00A Dance of Death: Vancouver's Canadian Pacific Railway War Memorial (1922)
Vancouver, BC, Canada. Winged Victory World War Memorial, detail. Coeur de Lion MacCarthy, sculptor (1922). Photo: Samuel D. Gruber 2018.
Vancouver,
BC, Canada. Winged Victory World War Memorial. Coeur de Lion
MacCarthy, sculptor (1922). Photo: Samuel D. Gruber 2018.
Vancouver,
BC, Canada. Winged Victory World War Memorial. Coeur de Lion
MacCarthy, sculptor (1922). Photo: Samuel D. Samuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-715477962540304038.post-44595681142732653562018-09-04T08:56:00.003-07:002018-09-08T05:52:28.549-07:00Paris, France: Mauthhausen Memorial at Père-Lachaise Cemetery
Paris,
France. Père-Lachaise Cemetery. Mauthausen Memorial. Gérard
Choain, sculptor (1958). Photo: Samuel Gruber 2018.
Paris,
France. Père-Lachaise Cemetery. Mauthausen Memorial. Gérard
Choain, sculptor (1958). Photo: Samuel Gruber 2018.
Paris: The Mauthausen Concentration Camp Monument at Père Lachaise Cemetery
by Samuel D. Gruber
[Cross-posted form Samuel Gruber's Samuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-715477962540304038.post-81432141377916621412017-08-20T09:12:00.000-07:002017-11-11T08:26:04.291-08:00Gloversville's "Thinking Doughboy": A Quiet Yet Powerful World War I Memorial
Gloversville, NY. Doughboy World War I Memorial by Karl Illava, 1923. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2017.
Gloversville, NY. Doughboy World War I Memorial by Karl Illava, 1923. Photo: Samuel Gruber 2017.
Gloversville's "Thinking Doughboy": A Quiet Yet Powerful World War Memorial
by Samuel D. Gruber
I've been reading Herbert Engel's Shtetl in the Adirondacks: The Story of GloversvilleSamuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-715477962540304038.post-2714729477426606092017-07-14T07:37:00.000-07:002017-08-01T11:09:00.267-07:00A Little Known Reminder of World War I: The Split Rock Explosion Monument
Syracuse, NY. Oakwood Cemetery. Monument to the Victims of the Split Rock Explosion. Photo: Samuel D. Gruber 2016
Syracuse, NY. Billings Park, Monument to
Soldiers of Thirty Eighth Infantry United States Army (World War I). Photo: Samuel D. Gruber 2011
A Little Known Reminder of World War I: The Split Rock Explosion Monument
by Samuel D. Gruber
(Cross-posted from My Central New Samuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-715477962540304038.post-88639576931960852082017-07-01T09:32:00.001-07:002017-08-01T11:10:13.867-07:00USA: Lee Lawrie's Striking - Yet Modest - World War I Memorial at St. Thomas Church in Manhattan
New York, NY. St. Thomas Church, World War I Memorial. Lee Lawrie, sculptor. Photo: Samuel D. Gruber 2017.
New York, NY. St. Thomas Church, World War I Memorial. Lee Lawrie, sculptor. Photo: Samuel D. Gruber 2017.
USA: Lee Lawrie's Striking - Yet Modest - World War I Memorial at St. Thomas Church in Manhattan
by Samuel D. Gruber
(click photos for larger images)
Because we are inSamuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-715477962540304038.post-21693384740134692572017-02-27T04:15:00.000-08:002017-08-19T14:41:51.482-07:00USA: Charleston's Holocaust Memorial in Shadow of Calhoun Monument
USA: Charleston's Holocaust Memorial in Shadow of Calhoun Monument
cross-posted from Samuel Gruber's Jewish Art & Monuments
Charleston, South Carolina. Marion Square. Holocaust Monument. Jonathan Levi, architect, 1999. Photo: Samuel D. Gruber 2015
Charleston, South Carolina. Marion Square. Holocaust Monument. Jonathan Levi, architect, 1999. Photo: Samuel D. GruberSamuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-715477962540304038.post-45696904730252373452016-08-17T05:31:00.003-07:002016-08-17T05:32:18.963-07:00The Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument in Syracuse, New York
Syracuse, NY. The Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument. Postcard.
Syracuse, NY. The Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument. Postcard
The Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument in Syracuse, New York
by Samuel D. Gruber
[cross posted from My Central New York (May 30, 2016)]
For Memorial Day we look at Syracuse's Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument at Clinton Square, the city's
largest and most prominent Samuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-715477962540304038.post-50641617677252167222016-08-17T05:06:00.003-07:002016-08-17T05:34:29.381-07:00New Memorial to Lynching Victims in Montgomery, Alabama
Memorial to Peace and Justice. Rendering by MASS Design.
New Memorial to Lynching Victims in Montgomery, Alabama
by Samuel D. Gruber
The Memorial to Peace in Justice, A new project to commemorate the victims of decades of systematic American terrorism - the lynching of innocent African-Americans throughout the south (and through much of the rest of the country, too) is underway in MontgomerySamuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-715477962540304038.post-68480234223857901932015-02-24T13:20:00.010-08:002023-02-09T13:46:28.472-08:00Charleston, South Carolina: Belated Remembrance of an African-American Cemetery
Charleston, South Carolina. Monument on site of the cemetery of the Brown Fellowship Society, now part of the College of Charleston. Photo: Samuel D. Gruber 2014
Charleston, South Carolina: Belated Remembrance of an African-American Cemetery
by Samuel D. Gruber
I recently wrote about an 18th-century Jewish cemetery in Charleston, South Carolina, the second oldest Jewish cemeterySamuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-715477962540304038.post-6534843850386747202015-01-13T07:26:00.003-08:002015-01-13T07:27:44.966-08:00The Hiker by Theo Alice Ruggles Kitson at Syracuse's Billings Park by Samuel D. Gruber
Syracuse, NY. The Hiker by Theo Alice Ruggles Kitson at Billings Park. photo: Samuel D. Gruber 2011
CNY Public Art: The Hiker by Theo Alice Ruggles Kitson at Syracuse's Billings Park
(cross posted from My Central New York)
by Samuel D. Gruber
Among its many public monuments and art, Syracuse boasts a substantial collection of art by women sculptors. Samuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-715477962540304038.post-52294097082335858362014-12-30T08:49:00.002-08:002022-02-21T09:45:02.181-08:00The Princeton Battle Monument by Frederick MacMonnies and Thomas Hastings (1908-1922)
Princeton, New Jersey. Battle of Princeton Monument. Frederick MacMonnies, sculptor (1908-1922). Detail of George Washington. Photo Samuel D. Gruber 2008
The Princeton Battle Monument by Frederick MacMonnies and Thomas Hastings (1908-1922)
by Samuel D. Gruber
This week in 1776-1777 was a momentous one for the American Revolution, as George Washington and his demoralized troops realized Samuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-715477962540304038.post-8487099793808196352014-09-17T05:48:00.001-07:002014-09-17T05:48:38.904-07:00The Long View of Santa Monica's Ocean Park Boulevard Murals
Santa Monica, CA. Ocean Park Boulevard. Whale of a Mural by Daniel Alonzo (1983). Photo: Samuel D. Gruber 2013
Santa Monica, CA. Ocean Park Boulevard. Whale of a Mural by Daniel Alonzo (1983). Photo: Samuel D. Gruber 2013
The Long View of Santa Monica's Ocean Park Boulevard Murals
by Samuel D. Gruber
When art historians and critics think of Santa Monica's Ocean Park, Samuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-715477962540304038.post-28386589267103007302014-08-31T07:41:00.000-07:002014-09-20T05:56:09.195-07:00The Murals of Wallingford (Seattle)
Seattle, WA. (Wallingford). 45th & Bagley. Sports mural at the Iron Bull. Photo: Samuel D. Gruber 2014
Seattle, WA. (Wallingford). Bartell Drugs Mural 45th Street and Burke Ave. N.. Photo: Samuel D. Gruber 2014
Seattle, WA. (Wallingford). 45th Street and Burke Ave. N. Mural by artist Chris Burnside. Photo: Samuel D. Gruber 2014Samuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-715477962540304038.post-76765811181148086072014-08-30T06:08:00.003-07:002014-09-17T05:50:07.779-07:00Westcott Neighborhood Murals: A Primer on a Community's Artwork
Syracuse, NY. Boom Babies Mural on Harvard Pl. at Westcott St. Photo: Samuel D. Gruber
Syracuse, NY. Boom Babies Mural on Harvard Pl. at Westcott St. Photo: Samuel D. Gruber
Syracuse, NY. "Heart of the Neighborhood," community mosaic Mural on Harvard Pl. at Westcott St. Photo: Samuel D. Gruber
Westcott Neighborhood Murals: A Primer on a Community's Artwork
by Samuel D. Gruber
(Cross Samuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-715477962540304038.post-55986325444110633682014-08-24T13:06:00.005-07:002014-08-24T13:10:46.062-07:00Happy Birthday Jacques Lipchitz
Cross posted from Samuel Gruber's Jewish Art and Monuments
Happy Birthday Jacques Lipchitz (born Aug. 22, 1891)
by Samuel D. Gruber
Since
I'm getting ready to begin teaching my "Jewish Art: From Sinai to
Superman" class next week, I thought I'd resume my birthday shout outs
for prominent and interesting Jewish artists and architects. Given the
name of the course, posthumous Samuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-715477962540304038.post-18278957875622928132014-06-16T10:15:00.002-07:002014-06-16T10:20:59.533-07:00Children's Graves on Martha's Vineyard
West Tisbury (Martha's Vineyard), MA. Cemetery. Photo: Samuel D. Gruber 2014
Children's Graves on Martha's Vineyard
by Samuel D. Gruber
Early this morning I returned to the old cemetery of West Tisbury on Martha's Vineyard that I first visited two year ago. The dead are buried facing east, awaiting their Resurrection, so the headstones face east, too. You want to get Samuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-715477962540304038.post-23023462112400243882014-06-16T04:48:00.000-07:002014-06-16T09:54:44.159-07:00New England Cemeteries Offer Some of America's Earliest Public Art
Falmouth, Massachusetts. Old Burying Ground. Gravestone of James Hinkley, 1740 (?). Photo: Samuel D. Gruber, 2014
Falmouth, Massachusetts. Old Burying Ground. Gravestone of James Hinkley, 1740 (?). An early example image of an angel, or of a soul. Photo: Samuel D. Gruber, 2014
Falmouth, Massachusetts. Old Samuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-715477962540304038.post-17871415521481286072014-06-15T08:54:00.002-07:002014-06-15T09:00:13.151-07:00Katherine Lee Bates in Falmouth, Massachusetts
Falmouth, Massachusetts. Statue of poet and professor Katherine Lee Bates, Lloyd Lillie, Sculptor (1986). Photo: Samuel D. Gruber 2014.
Falmouth,
Massachusetts. Statue of poet and professor Katherine Lee Bates, Lloyd
Lillie, Sculptor (1986). Photo: Samuel D. Gruber 2014.
Katherine Lee Bates, trying to look stern. photo: Wikipedia
Samuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-715477962540304038.post-15779676398203889112013-07-20T07:25:00.002-07:002014-05-09T06:23:19.504-07:00Public Sculpture: Andrew Dickson White at Home on Cornell Quad
Ithaca, NY. Andrew Dickson White statue on Cornell University quad. Karl Bitter, sculptor, 1915. Photo: Samuel D. Gruber 2012.
Public Sculpture: Andrew Dickson White at Home on Cornell Quad
by Samuel D. Gruber
I recently wrote about the monument to Syracuse fireman and philanthropist Hamilton S. White. Now I'd like to turn to a statue of his cousin, Andrew Dickson White (1832 – Samuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-715477962540304038.post-7962882041513092242013-07-15T06:44:00.001-07:002013-07-15T06:46:19.401-07:00Fayette Park's Other Firefighter: The Philip Eckel Monument
Cross posted from My Central New York
Syracuse, NY. Philip Eckel Monument in original location at North Salina, State and Butternut Street intersection. From Views of Syracuse, N.Y. (Portland, Maine: Lyman H. Nelson Co. n.d.)
Syracuse, NY. Philip Eckel Monument Fayette Firefighters' Memorial Park. photo: Samuel D. Gruber 2008.
Syracuse,
NY. PhilipSamuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-715477962540304038.post-53674361185059662992013-07-08T04:34:00.001-07:002013-07-08T04:34:10.819-07:00Gail Sherman Corbett's Hamilton White Monument, Syracuse
One of the finest public monuments in Syracuse is the Hamilton White Memorial installed in Fayette Park (now Fayette Firefighters Park) more than a century ago. Here is a post about the monument, its talented sculptor Gail Sherman, and the subject of the commemoration, firefighter Hamilton White.
Cross posted from My Central New York , Saturday, July 6, 2013
Gail Sherman Corbett's Samuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-715477962540304038.post-73688307402895139182013-07-01T13:53:00.002-07:002013-07-01T13:56:01.397-07:00Paris: Walter Spitzer Bronze Monument to the Deportation to the Velodrome d'Hiver VictmsCross posted from Samuel Gruber's Jewish Art & Monument
Monday, July 1, 2013
Paris: Monuments to the Deportation to the Velodrome d'Hiver Victims
Paris, France. Monument to the Victims of the Deportation to the Velodrome d'Hiver by Walter Spitzer, dedicated 1994. Photo: Samuel D. Gruber 2012.
Paris, France. Monument to the Victims of the Deportation to the Samuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-715477962540304038.post-17397023930933988692013-06-08T11:39:00.001-07:002013-06-08T11:48:31.093-07:00Brandon Vermont Civil War Monument: Solitary Soldier Stands Guard
Brandon, Vermont. Civil War Monument, 1886. Photo: Samuel D. Gruber 2013
Brandon, Vermont. Civil War Monument, 1886. Photo: Samuel D. Gruber 2013
Brandon, Vermont. Civil War Monument, 1886. Photo: Samuel D. Gruber 2013
Brandon Vermont Civil War Monument: Solitary Soldier Stands Guard
by Samuel D. Gruber
I've posted several examples (from Detroit & Troy) of a Samuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-715477962540304038.post-55398158639956989542013-02-20T04:08:00.000-08:002013-02-20T04:21:47.483-08:00Memorial to Munich's White Rose Resistance Group - This Week is the 70th Anniversary of their Last Act, Trial and Execution
by Samuel D. Gruber (all photos Samuel D. Gruber 2006)
This week marks the 70th anniversary of the resistance, arrest and trial of the White Rose group in Munich, Germany - one of the only (the only?) public acts by Germans in Germany of Nazi power and policy. You canSamuel Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669871743659835632noreply@blogger.com3