Daniel Webster (Ball)

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Daniel Webster

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The sculpture in 2008
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Daniel Webster
Location in New York City
Artist Thomas Ball
Year 1876
Type Sculpture
Medium Bronze
Subject Daniel Webster
Coordinates 40°46′29″N73°58′27″W / 40.77475°N 73.97412°W / 40.77475; -73.97412 Coordinates: 40°46′29″N73°58′27″W / 40.77475°N 73.97412°W / 40.77475; -73.97412

Daniel Webster is an outdoor bronze sculpture of Daniel Webster by artist Thomas Ball, located at Central Park in Manhattan, New York. [1] The "larger-than-life-size" statue was commissioned in the 1870s, to be installed along Central Park's Mall. It was instead installed along the West Drive at 72nd Street due to size restrictions. Daniel Webster was presented by Gordon W. Burnham in 1876. [1]

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