Statue of Horace Greeley (Herald Square)

Not to be confused with Statue of Horace Greeley (City Hall Park).

Horace Greeley
The sculpture in 2013
Artist	Alexander Doyle
Year	1894 (1894)
Type	Sculpture
Medium	Bronze
Subject	Horace Greeley
Location	Manhattan, New York, United States
Coordinates	40°44′54.9″N 73°59′18.1″W

Horace Greeley, also known as the Greeley Memorial,^[1] is an outdoor bronze sculpture of Horace Greeley by Alexander Doyle, located in Greeley Square Park in Manhattan, New York. The statue, cast in 1892 and dedicated on May 30, 1894, sits atop a Quincy granite pedestal.^[2] It contains the following inscription:

THIS STATUE OF THE FIRST PRESIDENT
NEW YORK TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION NO. 6
WAS PRESENTED TO THE CITY OF NEW YORK BY
HORACE GREELEY·POST NO. 577 G.A.R.
NEW YORK TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION NO. 6 AND
BROOKLYN TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION NO. 98

GIVEN TO THE CITY OF NEW YORK IN 1890

See also

• Statue of Horace Greeley (City Hall Park), also located in Manhattan
• Tributes to Horace Greeley

References

1. "Horace Greeley". Fieldguide to U.S. Public Monuments and Memorials. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
2. "Greeley Square Park: Horace Greeley". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved July 31, 2014.

External links

• New York Typographical Union No. 6: Study of a Modern Trade Union and Its Predecessors by George A. Stevens, Issue 6, (pg. 632), State Department of Labor (1913)