Greenwood Heights in Brooklyn in Kings County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Henry Bergh-Monument

Humility of Man Before A Group of Ageless Animals

— ASPCA Sculpture —

Henry Bergh-Monument Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, November 14, 2011

1. Henry Bergh-Monument Marker

Inscription. Humility of Man Before A Group of Ageless Animals, by Wilhelm Hunt Diederich (1884-1953) and John Terken (1912-1993)— This bas-relief, a tribute to the bond between man and animals, was given by its renowned artists to the ASPCA circa 1953 and hung on its Manhattan headquarters until 1992. Generations of New Yorkers viewed this iconic sculpture while passing the ASPCA Headquarters along FDR Drive at 92nd Street. In 2006, this sculpture was installed at Green-Wood Cemetery, below the grave of Henry Bergh, founder and first president of the ASPCA, in his honor and in celebration of the 140th Anniversary of the founding of the ASPCA, the first humane organization in the Americas. It will remain here on permanent loan, inspiring kindness and compassion for all living things.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical year for this entry is 1953.

Location. 40° 39.186′ N, 73° 59.016′ W. Marker is in Brooklyn, New York, in Kings County. It is in Greenwood Heights. It is on Hillside Ave (within Green-Wood Cemetery). Touch for map. Marker is

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in this post office area: Brooklyn NY 11218, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New York City

and on Long Island.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

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: Our Drummer Boy (approx. ¼ mile away); "Civic Virtue" (approx. 0.3 miles away); Captain John McKenna, IV Park (approx. 0.3 miles away); Greenwood Playground (approx. 0.4 miles away); Sixty First District Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Altar to Liberty (approx. 0.4 miles away); Colonel Donald Cook Square (approx. 0.4 miles away); Civil War Soldiers’ Monument (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brooklyn.

Photographed by Don Morfe, November 14, 2011

2. Henry Bergh-Monument Marker

Photographed by Don Morfe, November 14, 2011

3. Henry Bergh-Monument Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 2, 2012, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 840 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 2, 2012, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.