Explore the abstract of this artwork, Statue of Balto.
A bronze statue of Balto by Frederick Roth is installed in Central Park, Manhattan, New York. Balto (1919 – March 14, 1933) was an Alaskan husky and sled dog belonging to musher and breeder Leonhard Seppala. He achieved fame when he reportedly led a team of sled dogs on the final leg of the 1925 serum run to Nome, in which diphtheria antitoxin was transported from Anchorage, Alaska, to Nenana, Alaska, by train and then to Nome by dog sled to combat an outbreak of the disease.
Frederick Roth Nome bronze Balto dog sled diphtheria Manhattan musher antitoxin 1925 serum run to Nome Anchorage, Alaska Nenana, Alaska Central Park Nenana Alaskan husky Leonhard Seppala