John J. Fitz Gerald, a reporter for the New York Morning Telegraph, proclaimed in 1924 “there’s only one Big Apple. That’s New York.” In celebration of its internationally known moniker, almost a century later, the city has welcomed the first and largest apple sculpture, “La Gran Manzana” by Mexican artist Enrique Cabrera.
With the Avenues of the America’s as its urban orchard “La Gran Manzana” radiates brightly amongst some of NYC’s most iconic landmarks including the fountain at 1251 Sixth Ave, Rockefeller Center, Radio City Music Hall, NBC Studios, The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon, and Christie’s auction house. Mr. Cabrera’s limited-edition series of apples, approximately 7777 sculptures of “La Gran Manzana”, will be harvested throughout the city.