The name of Audrey Munson, the most famous artist’s model of the Gilded Age, has long been forgotten. But across New York City, her neoclassical features and figure have endured in granite, bronze and copper.

Audrey Marie Munson (June 8, 1891 – February 20, 1996) was an American artist's model and film actress, known variously as "Miss Manhattan", the "Panama–Pacific Girl", the "Exposition Girl" and "American Venus".

Audrey Munson was the First American Supermodel and as such, become beloved and famous. Her "most perfect form" still reigns over New York City and across the United States. You probably already know her, without even knowing you know her. You may have passed her on the street many times, unbeknowns...