Gertrude Stein is an outdoor bronze sculpture of Gertrude Stein, located at Bryant Park in Manhattan, New York.^[1] The casting was installed in 1992 and is based on a model created by Jo Davidson in Paris in 1923. It neighbors the New York Public Library Main Branch, which, according to the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, commemorates Stein's "significant literary contributions".^[1]

Gertrude Stein
The sculpture in 2012
Artist	Jo Davidson
Type	Sculpture
Medium	Bronze
Subject	Gertrude Stein
Location	New York City, New York, United States
Coordinates	40°45′12″N 73°58′59″W / 40.753351°N 73.983174°W / 40.753351; -73.983174

Sculptor Jo Davidson (a Stein friend from her Paris years) wrote, "She somehow symbolized wisdom" and he depicted her as "a sort of modern Buddha."^{[citation needed]}