[Worth Monument, Broadway and Fifth Avenue, New York]

1870s

Not on view

The Renaissance Revival obelisk located at Broadway and Fifth Avenue is the second oldest monument in the New York City parks. General William J. Worth, a gallant leader in the Seminole and Mexican wars, was laid to rest here in 1857. Thus an obelisk, an ancient symbol long associated with eternity, serves as both a gravestone and war memorial. Moreover, the obelisk sits in a small square where three principle streets converge so the use of the obelisk here also follows in the tradition set by Pope Sixtus V and serves as the focus of a public space.

Artwork Details

Title: [Worth Monument, Broadway and Fifth Avenue, New York]
Artist: Charles K. Bill (American, active 1860s–70s)
Date: 1870s
Medium: Albumen silver print from glass negative
Dimensions: Image: 25 x 20 cm (9 13/16 x 7 7/8 in.)
Classification: Photographs
Credit Line: Gift of Charles Schwartz, 2003
Object Number: 2003.579.3
Curatorial Department: Photographs

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