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Christopher Columbus, (sculpture). Artist:  Venditti, Antonio, sculptor. Unknown (Naples, Italy), founder. Title:  Christopher Columbus, (sculpture). Dates:  Cast 1955. Dedicated Oct. 12, 1956. Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: marble. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 6 ft. 9 in. Inscription:  Prof. Antonio Venditti - Napoli, Italy (On a plaque on the back of the base:) Memorial to/Christopher Columbus/The Great Navigator/whose first act upon landing in/the New World on Oct. 12, 1492/was to give thanks to God for safe/deliverance. Presented to the City of Chester in the year/of Our Lord 1955 by the Italian/-American Association and the citizens/of Chester and vicinity. signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  A statue of Christopher Columbus kneeling. He is dressed in fifteenth century clothing including a hat, a cloak, boots, a belt, and a pendant at his neck. A flag on a pole is at his proper right and he holds an orb in his proper left hand. His proper right knee is bent and placed on the ground and his proper left knee is bent and placed in front with his foot resting on the ground. There are two bronze plaques on the marble base. One of the plaques depicts a relief of Columbus' three sailing ships, the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria on the surface of the ocean waves. A sun with rays is located in the proper left corner. The other plaque contains a memorial dedication. Subject:  Portrait male -- Columbus, Christopher -- Full length Ethnic -- Italian Occupation -- Other -- Explorer Occupation -- Transportation -- Navigator Object -- Other -- Flag Architecture -- Boat -- Nina Architecture -- Boat -- Pinta Architecture -- Boat -- Santa Maria Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Chester Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Chester, Department of Parks & Public Property, City Hall, Chester, Pennsylvania 19013 Located 3rd Street & Avenue of the States, Chester, Pennsylvania 19013 Remarks:  Commissioned by the Columbus Memorial Association, comprising Italian-American organizations of the greater Chester area. IAS files contain related article from the Chester Times (Chester, Pennsylvania), Oct. 26, 1955, which describes the difficulties encountered with customs officials in bringing the sculpture from Italy to the United States. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Survey, 1993. Chester Times, (Chester, Pennsylvania), Oct. 26, 1955. Illustration:  Image on file. Chester Times (Chester, Pennsylvania), Oct. 13, 1956. 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 PA000166   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture PA000166 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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