John Howard Van Amringe (sculpture)

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John Howard Van Amringe
2014 Columbia University John Howard Van Amringe Memorial bust.jpg
The bust in 2014
John Howard Van Amringe (sculpture)
Artist William Ordway Partridge
Year1912 (1912)
MediumBronze on green marble pedestal
Subject John Howard Van Amringe
Dimensions70 cm× 58 cm× 38 cm(28 in× 23 in× 15 in)
Location Columbia University, New York City, New York
Coordinates 40°48′23″N73°57′43″W / 40.806342°N 73.962037°W / 40.806342; -73.962037

John Howard Van Amringe, also known as the Van Amringe Memorial, is an outdoor bust depicting the American educator and mathematician of the same name, installed at Van Amringe Quadrangle on the Columbia University campus in Upper Manhattan, New York City. It was sculpted by William Ordway Partridge in 1912, and installed on Commencement Day in June 1922. [1] [2]

On June 8, 1962, the bust was toppled off of its pedestal by vandals and received extensive damage. It was repaired or replaced, and reinstalled in December of that year. [3]

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References

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