The Falconer sculpture
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The Falconer is a bronze sculpture in Central Park
, New York City
by English
sculptor
George Blackall Simonds
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It depicts a human in an Elizabethan dress standing on a pedestal, holding a bird.
The Falconer has a history of being vandalized. The original falcon was stolen and in the 60s the New York City Parks Department
commissioned their employee and sculptor, Joel Rudnick
, to mold a new falcon which is the falcon now sitting on The Falconer's arm. This new falcon is substantially different from the original falcon.
Central Park
Central Park is a public park in the center of Manhattan in New York City, United States. The park initially opened in 1857, on of city-owned land. In 1858, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux won a design competition to improve and expand the park with a plan they entitled the Greensward Plan...
, New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
by English
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
sculptor
Sculpture
Sculpture is three-dimensional artwork created by shaping or combining hard materials—typically stone such as marble—or metal, glass, or wood. Softer materials can also be used, such as clay, textiles, plastics, polymers and softer metals...
George Blackall Simonds
George Blackall Simonds
George Blackall Simonds was an English sculptor and director of H & G Simonds Brewery in Reading in the English county of Berkshire....
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It depicts a human in an Elizabethan dress standing on a pedestal, holding a bird.
The Falconer has a history of being vandalized. The original falcon was stolen and in the 60s the New York City Parks Department
commissioned their employee and sculptor, Joel Rudnick
Joel Rudnick
Joel Rudnick is an American painter and sculptor.Originally from Brooklyn, N.Y., Rudnick received his initial training as a painter at the Art Students League of New York. He was a protégé of Shelly Fink and studied with the caricaturist and painter David Levine on a scholarship at the Brooklyn...
, to mold a new falcon which is the falcon now sitting on The Falconer's arm. This new falcon is substantially different from the original falcon.