DK Travel : New York : Lower Manhattan : Outdoor Sculptures

Top 10 Outdoor Sculptures

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1. The Immigrants

Reflecting the diversity of newcomers to the U.S. from 1855–90, Luis Sanguino’s 1973 work includes an African, a Jew, a family, a priest, and a worker.
2. Giovanni da Verrazzano

The first European to sail into New York Harbor in 1524 was honored by fellow Italians with this 1909 statue by Ettore Ximenes.
3. The Four Continents

Sculptor Daniel Chester French reflects 18th-century U.S. views – meditative Asia and exotic Africa to the sides, regal Europe and a dynamic U.S. in the center.
4. Shadows and Flags

Louise Nevelson’s 1977 figures enliven the traffic island they inhabit. The largest is rooted to the ground, others are on stilts.
5. Sunken Garden

The spray from a central fountain covers the floor of the recessed circular garden. Isamu Noguchi’s 1960s work suggests rocks rising from the sea.
6. Group of Four Trees

Jean Dubuffet’s 1972 mushroom-like sculptures hover over pedestrians nearby and bring a reason to smile in this busy area.
7. George Washington

Designed and cast in 1883, a bronze Washington on a massive granite pedestal lifts his hand from the Bible after being sworn in.
8. Red Cube

Isamu Noguchi’s 1967 red, 28-ft (9-m) high, metal cube balances on a corner defying gravity.
9. Double Check

The briefcase of J. Seward Johnson, Jr.’s 1982 seated bronze figure contains a stapler, calculator, and an occasional sandwich provided by a passerby.
10. Yu Yu Yang Sculpture

This untitled sculpture by artist Yu Yu Yang creates intriguing patterns with an L-shaped steel slab pierced by a circular disk.