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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Taft, Lorado Zadoc,     Burnham, Daniel H.,     Wilmann, Edward,     Taylor, A. W.,     J. C. Robinson and Son,     D. H. Burnham & Company,     Piccirilli Brothers Marble Carving Studios,     Portrait male -- Columbus, Christopher     Occupation -- Other     Occupation -- Transportation     Ethnic -- Italian     History -- Exploration     Figure group     Ethnic -- Indian     Architecture -- Boat     Animal -- Lion     Animal -- Bird     Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington     Fountain     Sculpture

Columbus Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Taft, Lorado Zadoc, 1860-1936, sculptor. Burnham, Daniel H., architect. Wilmann, Edward, architect. Taylor, A. W., contractor. J. C. Robinson and Son, contractor. D. H. Burnham & Company, architectural firm. Piccirilli Brothers Marble Carving Studios, carver. Title:  Columbus Memorial, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Columbus Memorial Fountain, (sculpture). Columbus Fountain, (sculpture). Christopher Columbus, (sculpture). Dates:  Commissioned 1909. Oct. 1911-June 1912. Dedicated June 8, 1912. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: White Cherokee marble or Georgia Tate marble. Dimensions:  45 x 66 x 44 ft.; Shaft: H. 40 ft.; Basin: D. 64 ft. Inscription:  (Back of shaft:) TO/THE MEMORY OF/CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS/WHOSE HIGH FAITH/AN/INDOMITABLE COURAGE/GAVE TO MANKIND/A NEW WORLD/BORN MCDXXXVI/DIED MDIV unsigned Description:  A semicircular, double-basin fountain with a forty-five foot shaft in the center. Standing in front of the shaft, a figure of Columbus is crowned with a globe surmounted by four eagles connected by garlands. At the base, on the right and left, are two figures, one a Native-American, typifying the New World and the other an elderly, typifying the Old World. At the foot of the statue is the prow of the ship Santa Maria. The prow extends into the upper basin of the fountain with a winged figurehead representing Discovery. Mounted on either side of the fountain are two marble lions. Subject:  Portrait male -- Columbus, Christopher -- Full length Occupation -- Other -- Explorer Occupation -- Transportation -- Navigator Ethnic -- Italian History -- Exploration -- Americas Figure group Ethnic -- Indian Architecture -- Boat -- Santa Maria Animal -- Lion Animal -- Bird -- Eagle Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington Fountain Sculpture Owner:  Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia Located Union Station, Massachusetts & Delaware Avenues, N.E., Entrance, Washington, District of Columbia Remarks:  The Knights of Columbus began lobbying for memorial to Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) in 1906, and on March 4, 1907, Congress allocated $100,000. The District of Columbia Commissioners also donated some funds. Construction began Oct. 31, 1911. Congress appropriated money for the unveiling on Dec. 23, 1911. The memorial was assembled March-June 1912. IAS files contain an excerpt from Jannelle Warren-Findley's Aug. 1, 1985 report for the National Park Service entitled, "A Guide to Selected Statues, Monuments and Memorials," National Capital Parks - Central, National Park Service, Washington, D.C. (RFQ 3-4-1919) which provides a brief maintenance history, a list bibliographic sources, and notes to additional information found in the National Park Service files. Warren-Findley's report mentions that clippings in the University of Illinois collection indicate that Taft and Burnham collaborated in the submission of the design. Warren-Findley's report also mentions that the media is Georgia Tate marble, but that National Park Service Central Card files call the marble, White Cherokee marble. Edward Wilmann of D. H. Burnham & Company was in charge of the work. A. W. Taylor of J. C. Robinson & Son supervised the construction. In October 1992, the sculpture was spray painted with graffiti; National Park Service removed the graffiti with surface cleaners. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, DC5010, 1989. Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, pg. 44. Monumental News, May and Sept. 1908; Jan. 1910; Feb. 1913. Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey, 1994. Michael Richman, SAAM curatorial assistant, 1967-1969. Goode, James M., "Washington Sculpture: A Cultural History of Outdoor Sculpture in the Nation's Capitol," Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008, no. 1.1. Illustration:  Image on file. Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, A-1. Goode, James M., "Washington Sculpture: A Cultural History of Outdoor Sculpture in the Nation's Capitol," Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008, no. 1.1 Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS 76008069   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76008069 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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