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    		• Kaufman, Mico,
     
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    		• Ethnic -- Italian
     
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    		• History -- Medieval
     
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    		• Architecture -- Castle
     
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    		• Architecture -- Industry
     
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    		• Figure group
     
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    		• History -- United States
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Columbus, Christopher
     
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    		• Occupation -- Transportation
     
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    		• Occupation -- Other
     
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    		• Abstract
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Lowell
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Italia, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Kaufman, Mico, 1924-2016, sculptor.
    Title: 
    Italia, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1987.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. 3 in. x 4 ft. 2 in. x 19 in.; Base: approx. 6 ft. 1/2 in. x 4 ft. 2 in. x 2 ft. 1 in.
    Inscription: 
    Mico K. Sc. 1987 signed
    Description: 
    This sculpture celebrating Italian heritage in Lowell incorporates an engraving of Medieval Italian architecture and a recessed shape of Italy on one side and the mills of Lowell, a figure of Christopher Columbus, and a pair of immigrants on the other side. The sculpture is somewhat circular with cut out sections and raised sections. The sculpture rests on two legs attached to a rectangular granite base which rests on a low stone wall.
    Subject: 
    Ethnic -- Italian
    History -- Medieval -- Italy
    Architecture -- Castle
    Architecture -- Industry -- Mill
    Figure group
    History -- United States -- Immigration
    Portrait male -- Columbus, Christopher
    Occupation -- Transportation -- Navigator
    Occupation -- Other -- Explorer
    Abstract
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Lowell
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    John F. Kennedy Civic Center, 50 Arcano Drive, Plaza, Lowell, Massachusetts 01854
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture was commissioned by the Italo-American Cultural Committee of Lowell. The inscription on a plaque attached to the stone wall beneath the sculpture reads: To honor the settlers of Italian/descent and to recognize the/contributions of Italians to the/history of humanity/Dedicated by/their grateful descendants this/12th day of October 1987.
    References: 
    Carlock, Marty, "A Guide to Public Art in Greater Boston," Boston: Harvard Common Press, 1988.
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1998.
    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 87740224
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