Angel of the Waters #2
by Cornelis Verwaal
Title
Angel of the Waters #2
Artist
Cornelis Verwaal
Medium
Photograph - Digital
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Bethesda Fountain's Angel of the Waters created by sculptor Emma Stebbins to commemorate the 1842 opening of the Croton Aqueduct, which brought fresh water from Westchester County into New York City and ended the cholera epidemic. The Angel was modeled after Stebbins’s partner, the actress Charlotte Cushman Central Park; photo taken Oct. 13, 2020.
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October 23rd, 2020
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