alda

Frances Alda (1879-1952), New Zealand-born, Australian-raised operatic soprano who sang for 21 year, from 1908-1929, at the Metropolitan Opera in New York and recorded for Victor Records. www.discogs.com/artist/1935923-Frances-Alda timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1952/09/19/84356965...

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Thank you! We will update the record with the additional information.

Frances Alda:

This sculpture looks very similar to "Tigre portant un paon
à ses petits" by Auguste Nicolas Cain. also called "Tigresse portant un paon à ses petits." There's a copy in Newport, RI. and another in Paris, France at Les Tuileries

But perhaps the most likely one is in Central Park. See www.nycgovparks.org/parks/central-park/monuments/1547
"Cast at the F. Bardienne Foundry in Paris, Tigress and Cubs was presented in 1867 to the Board of Commissioners of Central Park by twelve New York citizens, including artist and inventor Samuel F. B. Morse (1791–1872). The piece was placed in a wooded area on a rock outcropping near the lake. In 1934, it was relocated to the Central Park Zoo, and after the 1988 renovation of the zoo, it took its current position in a protected setting between the Intelligence Garden and the Tropical Zone."

The location near the lake is marked by 23 in this 1871 map of Central Park
Here's a crop with the location (number 23) at left center.

Wow! Thanks for outlining what looks like a good theory. We'll make a note in our records that the sculpture may be located in Central Park.

See another photo with the same sculpture:

See comments on a 1913 photo of this opera singer from New Zealand:

"Frances Alda (31 May 1879 – 18 September 1952) was a New Zealand-born, Australian-raised operatic soprano. She achieved fame during the first three decades of the 20th century due to her outstanding singing voice, fine technique and colourful personality, as well as her frequent onstage partnerships at the New York Metropolitan Opera with Enrico Caruso." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_Alda Another photo of her driving a car is in The Sun and New York press., July 30, 1916, FOURTH SECTION PICTORIAL MAGAZINE, Image 38 with the caption "Frances Alda finds plenty of recreation in driving her 48 horse-power Six over the roads about Grat Neck, L. I. No summer engagements for her" (chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030430/1916-07-30/ed-...).

Excellent

1912 Packard: www.flickr.com/photos/dmentd1/19443579243/in/photolist-vC...