Current Photo Friday theme: Journey
Angel of the Waters, New York City, 2007
From the Internet: The Angel of the Waters statue atop the Bethesda Fountain is the 1860s masterpiece of lesbian sculptor Emma Stebbins and was the earliest public artwork by a woman in New York City. In Tony Kushner’s AIDS-themed play Angels in America, the statue formed the backdrop of the final scene of the “Perestroika” section.
The angel blessing the waters commemorates the system that first brought fresh water to New York City in 1842.
For all the above reasons–literature, art, and cultural history and representation–the fountain symbolizes healing, hope, and optimism to me. Manhattan, I will see you, Central Park, and Bethesda Fountain again one day.
Don’t stop believing!
I try!
Forgive me, I can’t remember for certain, but doesn’t Bethesda Fountain feature in I’m Your Man? I want to visit it next time I am in NYC for that reason.
I knew it was in one of our books. It’s a really special place. I freaking love Central Park.
Tim shooting a photo at Bethesda Fountain. I just asked him, and he found a reference to it in He’s the One.
Ah. There you go. I think Adam may have met Ethan Whitecrow there?
I think I need to go back and read those books! Tim, Jim, and I were texting last night, and Tim was throwing out details, and I couldn’t remember a thing. I edited them so many times that I used to be able to put my finger on every scene and in which book, and I sure can’t do that now. Though I can almost always remember who wrote what.
In a popular Doctor Who story with River Song, those little angels can zap you into the past, that fountain included. Chapter titles, beware! 🙂
Do you get to choose which past you want to be zapped to?