the most notable feature is a bronze 1913 statue by american artist augustus lukeman of a nymph gazing over a calm expanse of water in memory of ida and isidor straus, husband and wife, he a united states congressman and co-owner of macy's, who died together on . the model for the statue was audrey munson. on the memorial is carved a passage from second samuel 1:23, "lovely and pleasant were they in their lives and in their death they were not parted." the passage refers to ida's choice to stay with her beloved husband, isidor, rather than get safely into a lifeboat.