NAME: The Straus Memorial

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LOCATION: POINT (-73.9683135694683642 40.8017933423517150)

DATE: April 15, 1915

SCULPTOR: Augustus Lukeman

DONOR: Public Subscription

HISTORY: Isidor and Ida Straus, prominent New York philanthropists, and partial owners of Macy's, were victims of the Titanic disaster in 1912. Their presence within their community prompted a flood of public donations to erect a monument and park in their name. Prior to his death, Isidor Straus served as chairman of New York's Memorial Committee.

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WORKS CITED: IMAGE Date Created/Published: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Bain Collection - Reproduction number TEXT Bogart, H. Michele. Public Sculpture and the Civic Ideal in New York City, 1890-1930,. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago and London Press, 1952. Lederer, Joseph. All Around the Town: A walking Guide to Outdoor Sculpture in New York City. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1975. FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH. New York Times (1857-1922); Apr 20, 1912; ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The New York Times pg. 14 Women and Children Who Loved Ida and Isidor Straus Help Unveil Monument to Heroes Who Died on the...TRIBUNE STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER New - York Tribune (1911-1922); Apr 16, 1915; pg. 1