http://dbpedia.org/data/Duke_Ellington_Memorial.atom2024-12-29T16:18:19.498985ZOData Service and Descriptor Documenthttp://dbpedia.org/resource/Duke_Ellington_Memorial2024-12-29T16:18:19.498985ZDuke Ellington Memorial63180211no1062318793cmThe memorial in 2008The Duke Ellington Memorial by Robert Graham is installed at Duke Ellington Circle in Manhattan, New York City, New York. The monument depicts Duke Ellington at a piano, supported by three columns depicting three caryatids each. It was cast in 1997 and dedicated on July 1 of that year. Pianist Bobby Short conceived of the memorial in 1979; it was the first statue erected in Ellington's honor in the country.inDuke Ellington MemorialDuke Ellington Memorial3632New York City, New York, U.S.The Duke Ellington Memorial by Robert Graham is installed at Duke Ellington Circle in Manhattan, New York City, New York. The monument depicts Duke Ellington at a piano, supported by three columns depicting three caryatids each. It was cast in 1997 and dedicated on July 1 of that year. Pianist Bobby Short conceived of the memorial in 1979; it was the first statue erected in Ellington's honor in the country.