New York, New York: Nellie Bly: The Girl Puzzle
High-concept (and puzzling) art created by Amanda Matthews. It features a large bronze head of pioneering reporter Nellie Bly and heads of four other non-famous women, all partly formed, according to Matthews, to suggest puzzle pieces.
- Address:
- 900 Main St., New York, NY
- Directions:
- At the northern tip of Roosevelt Island in the East River. Accessible by car only via the Roosevelt Island Bridge from 36th Ave. in Queens.
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This unusual memorial is along the pathway near the Roosevelt Island lighthouse.
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The memorial features a large, partly-formed bronze head of pioneering reporter Nellie Bly, and the partial heads of four other non-famous women. This suggests a puzzle according to the artist who designed it.