tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048034911181517049.post5022255453033512978..comments2024-03-27T05:56:36.051-04:00Comments on H A R L E M + B E S P O K E: ☞ REVIVE: What's Up with FDB Circle?Ulysseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00817576268296958520noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048034911181517049.post-53442932049852953582011-05-26T12:06:37.804-04:002011-05-26T12:06:37.804-04:00Unfinished? The Fredrick Douglass Statue is a clas...Unfinished? The Fredrick Douglass Statue is a classic bronze as was mentioned before very. But art is subjective so to each his own.Harlem BBCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048034911181517049.post-28484217477341374782011-05-25T23:00:11.193-04:002011-05-25T23:00:11.193-04:00The ACP statue has a certain Fascist charm; the FD...The ACP statue has a certain Fascist charm; the FD statue looks oddly unfinished.Bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048034911181517049.post-61072150223627317282011-05-25T22:59:09.410-04:002011-05-25T22:59:09.410-04:00CBR--I know but that statue of ACP is SO over the ...CBR--I know but that statue of ACP is SO over the top it's really quite wonderful in its awfulness.Sanou's Mumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048034911181517049.post-21366388116748489632011-05-25T22:09:23.425-04:002011-05-25T22:09:23.425-04:00For what it's worth, I'm a fan of the stat...For what it's worth, I'm a fan of the statue as well as the man it represents.<br /><br />At any rate, it's a big improvement over the ACP monument on 125 -- which, in addition to exerting a slight gravitational pull, appears to have taken its stylistic inspiration from the DPRK...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048034911181517049.post-87015581847562683652011-05-25T21:30:46.714-04:002011-05-25T21:30:46.714-04:00Really Chris? I find Mr. Douglass to be very oddly...Really Chris? I find Mr. Douglass to be very oddly proportioned.Sanou’s Mumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048034911181517049.post-24373830647595454952011-05-25T16:16:04.557-04:002011-05-25T16:16:04.557-04:00Wow, I love this statue. In full agreement with Cr...Wow, I love this statue. In full agreement with Critic. This exudes a certain class that is missing from a lot of statues in NYC. This along with the Harriet Tubman one further up on FDB are two of my favorites.Chrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048034911181517049.post-15090908502889795022011-05-25T16:09:19.793-04:002011-05-25T16:09:19.793-04:00Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. Compare...Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. Compared to most of the other new bronze statues uptown, Frederick Douglass is the most classic looking one of them all. Elegant, subtle and without overly done flourishes.Criticnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048034911181517049.post-61536157026478493562011-05-25T15:53:59.035-04:002011-05-25T15:53:59.035-04:00It is a very ugly statue; worse than the Andy Warh...It is a very ugly statue; worse than the Andy Warhol downtown. I wish they had commissioned a better artist.Bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048034911181517049.post-13858103838455425402011-05-25T12:14:52.453-04:002011-05-25T12:14:52.453-04:00Greg,
I'd tend to agree with you, but given h...Greg,<br /><br />I'd tend to agree with you, but given how much trouble they've had getting the fountain to function properly -- it is perhaps best not to tempt fate any further.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048034911181517049.post-17367294610894809592011-05-25T10:44:07.954-04:002011-05-25T10:44:07.954-04:00Its my opinion that the statue whould have ambient...Its my opinion that the statue whould have ambient lighting. It would present a lovely welcome at night as the 'gateway to Harlem' The statuary in all areas should have ambient lighting.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06558758450413912484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048034911181517049.post-38341843465515422862011-05-25T10:42:41.795-04:002011-05-25T10:42:41.795-04:00Thanks Tip for that info, when u find out when the...Thanks Tip for that info, when u find out when the dedication will be could u give us a head up? I would like to attend something like that.<br /><br />ThanksGreghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06558758450413912484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048034911181517049.post-86972916884837055082011-05-25T10:35:13.016-04:002011-05-25T10:35:13.016-04:00They are having trouble getting the fountain up an...They are having trouble getting the fountain up and running. Once the fountain is ready to go they will schedule a dedication.Tipnoreply@blogger.com