Statue of Gertrude Stein

*Gertrude Stein*
Gertrude Stein
	The sculpture in 2012
Artist	Jo Davidson
Type	Sculpture
Medium	Bronze
Subject	Gertrude Stein
Location	New York City
	40°45′12″N 73°58′59″W / 40.753351°N 73.983174°W

Gertrude Stein is an outdoor bronze sculpture of Gertrude Stein, located in Bryant Park in Manhattan in New York City.^[1] The casting was installed in 1992 and is based on a model created by Jo Davidson in Paris in 1923. Its location near the New York Public Library Main Branch commemorates Stein's "significant literary contributions".^[1]

Sculptor Jo Davidson, a friend of Stein from her Paris years, wrote, "She somehow symbolized wisdom", and he depicted her as "a sort of modern Buddha."^{[citation needed]}