In the course of me roaming around Central Park, I came across a sculpture of Walter Scott. Scott was a Scottish novelist, poet, historian, and biographer. He is known as “the inventor” and “the greatest practitioner” of the historical novel. As a child, Scott enjoyed listening to his elderly relatives’ stories about the Scottish Border. Since he grew up in the countryside of Scotland he valued and appreciated the historic struggles of his Scottish neighbors. The purpose for his sculpture being placed in the “Literary Walk” was to admire the anniversary of the beginning of Scott’s fantastic publications. What I found interesting about this sculpture was how the pose related to the actual purpose of the creation of the sculpture. Scott was sitting down and was holding what looked to be a novel and a quill pen that many use to use to write. (By dipping the tip of the feather in ink of course) Most sculptures just have the commemorators either standing, sitting on a bench or riding a horse.

Source: http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/central-park/monuments/1411