Bust of Golda Meir

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Golda Meir
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The sculpture in 2007
ArtistBeatrice Goldfine
TypeSculpture
MediumBronze
Subject Golda Meir
Location New York City, New York, United States
Coordinates 40°45′13.9″N73°59′14.7″W / 40.753861°N 73.987417°W / 40.753861; -73.987417

Golda Meir is an outdoor bronze sculpture of former Israeli prime minister Golda Meir. The sculpture is located at Golda Meir Square near Broadway and 39th Street in the Garment District of Manhattan, New York. It was unveiled in 1984. [1] [2] It is one of only five statues of women in New York City as of 2016. [3]

References

  1. Jerold S. Kayden; New York (N.Y.). Dept. of City Planning; The Municipal Art Society of New York (November 6, 2000). Privately Owned Public Space: The New York City Experience. John Wiley & Sons. p. 126. ISBN   978-0-471-36257-9.
  2. Butterfield, Leah (November 13, 2013). "Top Ten Female Statues in New York". Time Out New York. Archived from the original on November 18, 2013.
  3. Rebecca Solnit; Joshua Jelly-Schapiro (October 19, 2016). Nonstop Metropolis: A New York City Atlas. Univ of California Press. p. 88. ISBN   978-0-520-28594-1.