Statue of James S. T. Stranahan

James S. T. Stranahan statue

Statue of James S. T. Stranahan, c. 1923
40°40′19.5″N 73°58′10″W / 40.672083°N 73.96944°W / 40.672083; -73.96944
Location	Prospect Park, Brooklyn, New York City, United States
Designer	Frederick William MacMonnies (sculptor) Stanford White (architect)
Fabricator	E. Gruet
Material	Bronze Knoxville marble Pink granite
Height	92.5 inches (2.35 m) (excluding pedestal)
Dedicated date	June 6, 1891
Dedicated to	James S. T. Stranahan

J.S.T. Stranahan is a bronze statue in Brooklyn's Prospect Park in New York City. Designed by Frederick William MacMonnies and erected in 1891 near the park's entrance at Grand Army Plaza, it honors James S. T. Stranahan, a businessman from Brooklyn who served on the city's park commission and was instrumental in Prospect Park's creation. The statue is considered one of MacMonnies' finest works and was praised for its realism. An inscription on the pedestal of the statue includes the Latin phrase LECTOR SI MONUMENTUM REQUIRIS CIRCUMSPICE ("Reader, if you seek his monument, look around you") which also marks the tomb of Christopher Wren.