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Victor Herbert
The sculpture in 2010
Artist	Edmund Thomas Quinn
Year	1927 (1927)
Type	Sculpture
Medium	Bronze
Subject	Victor Herbert
Location	New York City, New York, United States
Coordinates	40°46′22″N 73°58′19″W / 40.7728°N 73.9720°W / 40.7728; -73.9720

Victor Herbert is an outdoor bronze portrait bust of Victor Herbert by Edmond Thomas Quinn, located in Central Park in Manhattan, New York.

History

The memorial sculpture, commissioned by the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP), was unveiled by Herbert's daughter in 1927 at a dedication attended by Irving Berlin and Arthur Hammerstein. It is located on the Central Park Mall, which has a history as a venue for a free concert series. Herbert is one of four musicians memorialized as sculptures in Central Park; the other musicians are John Lennon memorialized by Strawberry Fields, Beethoven, and Duke Ellington.

References

1. "Central Park: Victor Herbert". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
2. "Victor Herbert". Central Park Conservancy. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
3. "Victor Herbert". Central Park Conservancy. Retrieved 2024-04-11.

External links

• Media related to Victor Herbert by Edmund Thomas Quinn at Wikimedia Commons

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