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The Tyler Davidson Fountain or The Genius of Water is a statue and fountain located in Cincinnati, Ohio.It is regarded as the city's symbol and one of the area's most-visited attractions.
In 2020, during nationwide George Floyd protests, protestors called for the removal of the statue, citing Harrison's history as a slaveholder. [7] [10] On June 14, 2020, Cincinnati City Council member Chris Seelbach announced that he would introduce a motion to remove the statue from the park, claiming that the monument is "pro-slavery".
An 11-foot (3.4 m) bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln is installed in Lytle Park within downtown Cincinnati, Ohio. [1] The Charles P. Taft family commissioned artist George Grey Barnard to complete a statue in commemoration of the centenary of Lincoln's birth. The sculpture was unveiled at Lytle Park on March 31, 1917.
Statue of Lincoln with the park and the Taft Museum visible in the background. The 11-foot (3.4 m) bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln facing the entrance of the park was commissioned by the Charles P. Taft family. [12] The unusually beardless [13] statue is the only public monument to an individual ever produced by sculptor George Grey Barnard. [14]
The base's Italian inscription reads "Il Governatore di Roma/Alla citta di Cincinnati/1931 - Anno X" ("The Governor of Rome to the city of Cincinnati 1931 - Year ten"). [2] [3] Italian dictator Benito Mussolini sent a small version of the statue for a 1929 Sons of Italy national convention in Cincinnati. It was replaced by a larger one in 1931 ...
The magnificent art deco interior of the Cincinnati Museum Center, the former Union Terminal train station, makes the building itself worth visiting. ... This beautiful statue is one of more than ...
Fountain Square has been the symbolic center of Cincinnati since 1871. [2] The square, which replaced a butcher's market, [3] was a gift from Henry Probasco in memory of his business partner and brother-in-law, Tyler Davidson. Probasco traveled to Munich and commissioned a bronze allegorical fountain from Ferdinand von Miller named The Genius ...
An 11-foot bronze statue honoring one of our nation's greatest heroes is coming to downtown Cincinnati. 11-foot Harriet Tubman statue coming to Cincinnati. Here's when and where