Albany in Albany County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The Seal of the City of Albany Monument
Hy Rosen, sculptor. Bronze, installed 1986.
Photographed by Trudi Jacobson, December 21, 2025
1. The Seal of the City of Albany Monument Marker
Hy Rosen (1923-2011). born in Albany. Graduated Philip Schuyler High School. Studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Art Students League of NY. Enlisted in the Army in 1942 with 604th Engineers Camouflage Battalion and served in Europe. hired by the Albany Times Union in 1945 and became its first editorial cartoonist. With spot-on caricatures, wit, conviction and insight, his work was immensely popular for satirizing political corruption and championing the working class. Rosen retired in 1989. Nationally recognized, his cartoons are in the collections of the NYS Library and five presidential libraries. Other sculpted works in Albany include "The Gray Rider" at NYS Police Academy and the "NYS Women Veterans Memorial."
Erected 1986.
Topics. This historical marker and monument is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics.
Location. 42° 39.1′ N, 73° 44.999′ W. Marker is in Albany, New York,
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Regionally, this marker and monument is in Upstate New York and in the Capital District. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Railroads (within shouting distance of this marker); United Traction Company Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Union Station (within shouting distance of this marker); B. Lodge & Company (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Fur Trade (about 600 feet away); First Church in Albany (Reformed) (about 700 feet away); 1st Telephone Central Office in New York State (about 800 feet away); Herman Melville
Photographed by Trudi Jacobson, December 21, 2025
2. The Seal of the City of Albany Monument Marker
Regarding The Seal of the City of Albany Monument. Near the monument and marker is a statue of a former three-term mayor of Albany (1983-1993), Thomas Whalen III, sitting on a park bench, which Hy Rosen also sculpted.
Also see . . . Coat of Arms of Albany, New York (Wikipedia).
The current coat of arms was adopted in 1789, although prior to that it was significantly simpler, ranging from stylized lettering to a caricature of a beaver. Included in the coat of arms are references to Albany's agricultural and fur-trading past. It is supported by a white man and an American Indian and is crested by a sloop. The coat of arms is meant to represent the "symbols of industry and its rewards to man and beast on land and sea.(Submitted on January 15, 2026, by Trudi Jacobson of Slingerlands, New York.)
Photographed by Trudi Jacobson, December 21, 2025
3. The Seal of the City of Albany Monument
Photographed by Trudi Jacobson, December 21, 2025
4. The Seal of the City of Albany Monument
Photographed by Trudi Jacobson, December 21, 2025
5. Thomas Whalen III
by Hy Rosen
by Hy Rosen
Credits. This page was last revised on January 20, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 15, 2026, by Trudi Jacobson of Slingerlands, New York. This page has been viewed 65 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on January 15, 2026, by Trudi Jacobson of Slingerlands, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
