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Statue of Francis P. Duffy

Coordinates: 40°45′33″N 73°59′06″W / 40.759045°N 73.984987°W / 40.759045; -73.984987
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Father Francis P. Duffy
The sculpture in 2012
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ArtistCharles Keck
Year1936–1937 (1936–1937)
TypeSculpture
LocationNew York City, New York
Coordinates40°45′33″N 73°59′06″W / 40.759045°N 73.984987°W / 40.759045; -73.984987

An outdoor 1936–1937 statue of Francis P. Duffy by Charles Keck is installed at Duffy Square, part of Times Square, in the New York City borough of Manhattan.[1] The statue, which was dedicated on May 2, 1937, and has the title Father Francis P. Duffy,[2] earned Keck a Grand Lodge Medal for Distinguished Achievement from the Masonic order.[3][4]

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References

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  1. ^ Wingate, Jennifer (2013). Sculpting Doughboys: Memory, Gender, and Taste in America's World War I Memorials. Ashgate Publishing. p. 143. ISBN 9781409406556. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
  2. ^ "Father Francis P. Duffy, (sculpture)". siris-artinventories.si.edu. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
  3. ^ Gardner, Albert TenEyck (1965). American Sculpture: A Catalogue of the Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
  4. ^ Proske, Beatrice Gilman, Brookgreen Gardens Sculpture, Brookgreen Gardens, 1968
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