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    		• Sabas, Alberto,
     
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    		• Adams, Franklin O., Jr.,
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Columbus, Christopher
     
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    		• Occupation -- Other
     
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    		• Occupation -- Transportation
     
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    		• Ethnic -- Italian
     
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    		• Architecture -- Boat
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Florida -- Tampa
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Christopher Columbus, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Sabas, Alberto, sculptor.
    Adams, Franklin O., Jr., architect.
    Title: 
    Christopher Columbus, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Dedicated Oct. 12, 1953.
    Digital Reference: 
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    Medium: 
    Sculpture: patinaed bronze; Base: marble.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 86 x 44 x 27 in.; Base: approx. 134 x 49 1/4 x 33 1/4 in.
    Inscription: 
    (On base, north:) THE CARAVEL/NINA/THIS MEMORIAL ERECTED BY/CONTRIBUTIONS FROM/PATRIOTIC AMERICANS (On base, west:) CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS (On base, south:) THE CARAVEL/PINTA/MONUMENT COMMITTEE/CURTIS HIXON, MAYOR & EXO.CH/CHARLES G. SPICOLA, CHAIRMAN/HOMER W. HESTERLY, VICE CH./FRANKLIN O. ADAMS, JR., ARCHITECT/ALBERT SABAS, SCULPTOR (On base, east:) THE FLAGSHIP/SANTA MARIA/SPONSORED BY/ROTARY CLUB OF YBOR CITY/DEDICATED OCT. 12, 1953.
    Description: 
    Full-length figure of Christopher Columbus. He holds a sword in his proper left hand and an oar in his proper right hand. He stands on a tall base on which his ships, the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria are incised. Behind him stands a coiled spool of marine rope.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Columbus, Christopher -- Full length
    Occupation -- Other -- Explorer
    Occupation -- Transportation -- Navigator
    Ethnic -- Italian
    Architecture -- Boat
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Florida -- Tampa
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Ybor City Rotary Club, 1313 East 8th Avenue, Tampa, Florida 33605
    Located Bayshore Boulevard at Platt Street Bridge, Tampa, Florida
    Remarks: 
    Commissioned by the Ybor City Rotary Club for $5,000. The idea was conceived in 1951 during the Club's observance of the 459th anniversary of the discovery of America. The design was inspired by a picture of Columbus on a rum bottle. IAS files include a news clipping from an unknown source, and excerpts from "The Treasure City-Tampa" by Gary R. Mormino and Tony Pizzo (Tulsa, OK: Continental Heritage Press, 1983, pg. 177) and the 15th Annual Italian-American International Golf Tournament Program, 1992. IAS files also contain text of nearby commemorative plaque.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Florida, Tampa survey, 1993.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    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 FL000188
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