| Duke Ellington Memorial | |
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 2010 New York City Marathon runners pass through the circle with theDuke Ellington Memorial in the background | |
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| Location | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 40°47′48.9″N73°56′57.7″W / 40.796917°N 73.949361°W /40.796917; -73.949361 |
TheDuke Ellington Memorial byRobert Graham is installed atDuke Ellington Circle inManhattan,New York City,New York. The monument depictsDuke Ellington at a piano, supported by three columns depicting three caryatids each, known as his nine muses. It was cast in 1997 and dedicated on July 1 of that year.[2][3] PianistBobby Short conceived of the memorial in 1979; it was the first statue erected in Ellington's honor in the United States.[4]
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