The sculpture of Edward Kennedy Ellington at 110th Street and Fifth
Avenue is the first monument in New York City dedicated to an African
American and the first memorial to Ellington in the United States. Duke Ellington stands in Duke Ellington Circle, a shallow amphitheater at 110th Street and Fifth Avenue, at the northeast corner of Central Park and unveiled in 1997.
Details: "Duke Ellington
Sculptor Robert Graham, 1997
Frawley Circle, Fifth Avenue & 110th Street, Manhattan
Bronze, gilding, granite is 25 feet (7.6 m) tall, and depicts the Muses — nine nude caryatids — supporting a grand piano and Duke Ellington on their heads."
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