9. “Sitting/Stance” by artist Richard Artschwager

Sitting:Stance-Battery City Untapped Cities AFineLyne copy“Sitting/Stance”, 1988 by artist Richard Artschwager

West Thames, off the Esplanade, is a great place to get off your feet. In the shade of the trees, overlooking the Hudson River, you will find five installations – all by artist Richard Artschwager (1923-2013) – and each piece allows for the viewer to sit. Below, a low street lamp surrounded by a circular bench and table; a seating area that appears to be an enlarged tree grate; a granite seat with a tall back; and a pair of very inviting large slatted wooden deck chairs (one of them pictured above).

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