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Grand Army Plaza and Pulitzer Fountain
Grand Army Plaza is outside a southeast entrance to Central Park and is bisected by 59th Street. On its north side it holds a gilded-bronze equestrian group statue depicting General William Tecumseh Sherman (1820–1891). Dedicated in 1903, it was master sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens’ (1848–1907) last major work. On the south side is the 22-foot-high Pulitzer fountain, designed by sculptor Karl Bitter (1867-1915) and architect Thomas Hastings (1860-1929). The fountain was donated by publisher Joseph Pulitzer (1847–1911). The fountain is topped by the bronze allegorical figure Pomona, the goddess of abundance.
- Directions: Subway: N, Q, R to Fifth Avenue - 59th Street
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