Angel Arms

Sunday, April 23rd, 2006

Angel Arms

Anyone want to give a name to this lovely creature. I don’t think Angels are usually represented as having wings for arms and such perky breasts. Is it from Greek mythology or the artist’s imagination?

Near the Hudson in the early 100′s, Upper West Side, 107th street, I think. View Large

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Filed under: Architecture, Photos, Upper West Side , by gamma

17 Responses to “Angel Arms”

  1. Flickr: C-Monster, on April 23rd, 2006 at 5:39 pm Said:

    you are takin’ some sweet pics with your new camera… this is nice!

  2. Flickr: GammaBlog, on April 23rd, 2006 at 5:51 pm Said:

    Thanks C, and you are looking younger every day.

  3. Flickr: C-Monster, on April 23rd, 2006 at 6:22 pm Said:

    it’s the botox.

  4. Flickr: Irene Rx (aka Irena Kittenclaw), on April 24th, 2006 at 2:33 am Said:

    I’m inclined to think she’s some architect’s special creation.

    And C-Monster, in this case wouldn’t it be more like "photox"?

  5. Flickr: GammaBlog, on April 24th, 2006 at 5:39 am Said:

    Good one,
    Irena.

  6. Flickr: C-Monster, on April 24th, 2006 at 3:40 pm Said:

    ha ha… yeah! photox… i dig it…it’s my dorian gray portrait…

  7. Flickr: celso_nyc, on April 29th, 2006 at 12:18 am Said:

    go go gamma! great find. I heart NY

  8. Flickr: niznoz, on April 29th, 2006 at 12:19 am Said:

    Angels with breasts seems to have been a thing a century or so ago, on the Upper West Side anyway:

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    This creature is on Columbus in the opposite the Natural History Musuem (or slightly north).

    This is a great shot too gamma — where is this (I can’t believe I’ve missed it).

  9. Flickr: GammaBlog, on April 29th, 2006 at 3:12 pm Said:

    My angel is cuter than yours, niznoz. I think it’s just east of Riverside on 107th Street, north side of the street.

  10. Flickr: niznoz, on April 30th, 2006 at 1:19 am Said:

    Thanks Gamma – I’ll go check her out.

    Your angel is a bit of a Goth I think, which is odd for an Angel. The Columbus Ave Angel, however, has a really great personality.

  11. Flickr: GammaBlog, on April 30th, 2006 at 1:53 am Said:

    Yeah, she looks happier to be where she is than mine.

  12. patrice, on May 4th, 2006 at 12:16 am Said:

    i think it is an imaginative extension of the winged cherub…clearly a cherub teen rather than faux-enfant–the Winged Victory of Samothrace is closed in rather limber, lawn materials that show perky breasts too–only her head is missing in the ages.

  13. gamma, on May 5th, 2006 at 4:50 pm Said:

    http://www.donitaellison.com/Samothrace.jpg

  14. Flickr: Aloisyus, on April 25th, 2009 at 5:15 am Said:

    Hi, I’m an admin for a group called ARCÁNGELES, and we’d love to have this added to the group!

  15. Flickr: Aloisyus, on April 25th, 2009 at 11:15 am Said:

    Hi, I’m an admin for a group called ARCÁNGELES, and we’d love to have this added to the group!

  16. steven, on October 2nd, 2010 at 4:19 am Said:

    sieng this picture caught ym eye it inspired me to draw it out and get it as a tattoo it is still a work in progress this is a four hour session
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/54500751@N06/5043258811/#/photos/54500751@N06/5043258811/lightbox/

  17. GammaBlog - NYC Street Art, Architecture from the East Village, on May 5th, 2012 at 1:21 pm Said:

    [...] Another Angel and another Share and Enjoy: [...]

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