Gertrude Stein is an outdoor bronze sculpture of Gertrude Stein, located in Bryant Park in Manhattan in New York City. The casting was installed in 1992 and is based on a model created by Jo Davidson in Paris in 1923. Its location near the New York Public Library Main Branch commemorates Stein's "significant literary contributions".
Sculptor Jo Davidson, a friend of Stein from her Paris years, aimed to represent Stein's "eternal quality", and depicted her as "a modern Buddha".
In 1993, the Lesbian Avengers installed a temporary statue of Alice B. Toklas, Stein's longtime partner, alongside the monument to "celebrate and venerate" Stein's lesbianism.
See also
1992 in art
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External links
Story 1: Picturing Gertrude, National Portrait Gallery Ten Highlights: Smithsonian American Art Museum, National Portrait Gallery: Third Floor (PDF) From the Archives: Gertrude Stein will Watch Over you While you Shop, Bryant Park Corporation