By Giovanni di Napoli

While waiting to meet a friend the other day I had the good fortune to stumble across an amazing work of art by the great Sicilian-American sculptor Anthony (Antonio) de Francisci. At the intersection of Broadway and Fourth Avenue lies Union Square Park, a cozy little oasis in the heart of bustling Manhattan. A popular meeting place for Manhattanites and home to a pretty cool farmers market, the park is filled with many artistic treasures including statues of General George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette. However, what really caught my eye were the intricate bronze mid-reliefs wrapped around the stone base of the Charles F. Murphy Memorial Flagpole, otherwise known as Independence Flagstaff.

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Fonte: Magna Grece