Carl Paul Jennewein Place (Bronx)
Present name:Van Nest Avenue
Location:Between Melville Street and Van Buren Street
Honoree: German-born sculptor Carl Paul Jennewein (1890-1978) came to the U.S. in 1907 and studied at the Art Students League. His best-known works in New Yotk were four stone pylons for the 1939 World’s Fair, representing the Four Elements, and the pylons flanking the entrance to the Brooklyn Public Library.
LL:2011/03