Dewey Arch

Dewey Triumphal Arch and Colonnade
The Dewey Arch in 1900
(1900)
Map
40°44′33″N 73°59′20″W / 40.74250°N 73.98889°W / 40.74250; -73.98889
LocationManhattan, New York
DesignerCharles R. Lamb
TypeTriumphal arch
MaterialStaff[1]
Length70 ft (21 m)
Width30 ft (9.1 m)
Height85 ft (26 m)
Opening dateSeptember 1899
Dedicated toGeorge Dewey
Dismantled date1900
External videos
video icon The Dewey Arch, American Mutoscope and Biograph Co., 1899. Available through the National Screening Room at the Library of Congress.

The Dewey Arch was a triumphal arch that stood from 1899 to 1900 at Madison Square in Manhattan, New York City, United States.[2][3][4] It was erected for a parade in honor of Admiral George Dewey celebrating his victory at the Battle of Manila Bay in the Philippines in 1898.[5]

  1. ^ Brody, David (2010). Visualizing American Empire: Orientalism and Imperialism in the Philippines. University of Chicago Press. p. 133. ISBN 978-0-226-07534-1.
  2. ^ "The Dewey Arch". Architects' and Builders' Magazine. Vol. 32. W.T. Comstock. 1900. p. 1. ISSN 0749-3088. OCLC 8754926. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  3. ^ Cusack, Andrew (January 19, 2005). "The Dewey Arch". andrewcusack.com. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  4. ^ "Art and Artists – Destruction of Dewey Arch" (PDF). The New York Times. December 30, 1900. p. 16. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  5. ^ Gray, Christopher (May 10, 1992). "Streetscapes: Monumental Parallels; The Arch and the Bandshell". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 11, 2020.