Joseph Freedlander (1870 – 1943)
Mercury
16 1/2″ bronze
In the late 1920s, Freedlander was asked by the City of New York to design a series of bronze light posts for Fifth Avenue. The first, completed in 1931, was installed at 41st and Fifth, and 103 others followed between 8th and 59th Streets. Each traffic light was topped by a bronze statuette of Mercury. Only several survived.