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The Immigrants
Center
The Four Continents
Right
Group of Four Trees
Outdoor Sculptures
The Immigrants
Reflecting the diversity of
newcomers to the U.S. from
1855-90, Luis Sanguino's 1973
work includes an African, a Jew,
a family, a priest, and a worker.
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Battery Park
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Map R3
Group of Four Trees
Jean Dubuffet's 1972 mush-
room-like sculptures hover over
pedestrians nearby and bring a
reason to smile in this busy area.
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1 Chase Manhattan Plaza, between
Nassau & Liberty sts
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Map R4
Giovanni da Verrazzano
The first European to sail into
New York Harbor in 1524 was hon-
ored by fellow Italians with this
1909 statue by Ettore Ximenes.
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Battery Park
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Map R3
George Washington
Designed and cast in 1883, a
bronze Washington on a massive
granite pedestal lifts his hand from
the Bible after being sworn in.
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Federal Hall National Memorial, 26
Wall Street • Map R4
The Four Continents
Sculptor Daniel Chester
French reflects 18th-century U.S.
views - meditative Asia and exotic
Africa to the sides, regal Europe
and a dynamic U.S. in the center.
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U.S. Custom House, 1 Bowling Green
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Map R4
Red Cube
Isamu Noguchi's 1967 red,
28-ft (9-m) high, metal cube bal-
ances on a corner defying gravity.
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Marine Midland Plaza, 140 Broadway
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Double Check
The briefcase of J. Seward
Johnson, Jr.'s 1982 seated bronze
figure contains a stapler, calcula-
tor, and an occasional sandwich
provided by a passerby.
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Liberty
Plaza, between Broadway & Church St
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Shadows and Flags
Louise Nevelson's 1977 fig-
ures enliven the traffic island they
inhabit. The largest is rooted to
the ground, others are on stilts.
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Between Maiden Lane, William, &
Liberty streets • Map Q4
Fulton St
Sunken Garden
The spray from a
central fountain cov-
ers the floor of the
recessed circular gar-
den. Isamu Noguchi's
1960s work suggests
rocks rising from the
sea.
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Chase Manhattan
Bank Plaza, between Nassau
& Liberty sts
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Map R4
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Yu Yu Ya n g
Sculpture
This untitled sculp-
ture by artist Yu Yu
Yang creates intrigu-
ing patterns with an
L-shaped steel slab
pierced by a circular
disk.
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Orient Over-
seas Building, 88 Pine
Street
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Map R4
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