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Abbate, Paolo Salvatore,
Roman Bronze Works,
Portrait male -- Alighieri, Dante
Occupation -- Writer
Ethnic -- Italian
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Newburgh
Sculpture
Dante Alighieri, (
sculpture
).
Artist:
Abbate, Paolo Salvatore, 1884-1973, sculptor.
Roman Bronze Works, founder.
Title:
Dante Alighieri, (
sculpture
).
Other Titles:
Poet of the Eternities, (
sculpture
).
Dates:
1921. Copyrighted 1921. Dedicated Oct. 12, 1921. Relocated 1986. Rededicated Oct. 12, 1986.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture
: bronze; Base: granite
Dimensions:
Sculpture
: approx. 3 ft. 6 in. x 2 ft. 8 in. x 2 ft. 8 in.; Base: approx. 7 ft. x 5 ft. x 4 ft. 7 in. (500 lbs.).
Inscription:
(On
sculpture
, proper left side:) (copyright symbol) P. S. Abbate/1921
New
York
(On
sculpture
, lower rear:) ROMAN BRONZE WORKS NY (On
sculpture
, lower front:) DANTE (On base, front:) TO/THE MEMORY /OF/DANTE ALIGHIERI/POET OF THE ETERNITIES/THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED/ON THE VI CENTENARY OF HIS DEATH/BY/THE CITIZENS OF
NEWBURGH
/OCTOBER XII MCMXXI/UNDER THE AUSPICES OF/THE ITALIAN COLONY. (On base, rear:) RESTORED BY/
NEWBURGH
/CHAPTER/UNICO/OCTOBER 12, 1986 signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Bust of Dante Alighieri, wears a cap and the wreath of a poet. The bust stands on a tapered base and in enclosed by a short, iron fence.
Subject:
Portrait male
--
Alighieri, Dante
--
Bust
Occupation
--
Writer
--
Poet
Ethnic
--
Italian
Object Type:
Outdoor
Sculpture
--
New
York
--
Newburgh
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by
Newburgh
City Board of Education,
Newburgh
Free Library, 124 Grand Street,
Newburgh
,
New
York
12550
Located
Newburgh
Free Library,
Newburgh
,
New
York
Provenance:
Formerly administered by City of
Newburgh
,
Newburgh
,
New
York
1921-1986.
Formerly located Downing Park,
Newburgh
,
New
York
1921-1986.
Remarks:
Gift of the Italian American Colony, or Sons of Italy, who raised funds for the piece through public subscription. The erection of the
sculpture
was part of a larger series of programs designed to celebrate the sixth centenary of the death of Italian poet Dante Alighieri. The
sculpture
was originally located in Downing Park,
Newburgh
. In the summer of 1986, the bust was loaned to the Torrington Historical Society in Connecticut for an exhibit on the work of sculptor Paolo S. Abbate. That same year, the bust and its base were restored by Unico, an Italian-American association. Graffiti was sandblasted from the base by Jack and Cossie Saffioti. Connecticut artisan David Leaves stripped gray paint from the bust and applied a
new
patina. The work was relocated and rededicated at the
Newburgh
Free Library. IAS files contain a copy of a postcard which shows the work in its original location, Downing Park, dedication programs from 1921 and 1986 and related articles from L'Interpetre (Poughkeepsie,
New
York
), vol. 1 no. 1, Feb. 1927; the
Newburgh
News, Oct. 12, 1946; the Middletown Herald Record, Oct. 7, 1986, and the
Newburgh
Evening News, Oct. 12, 1986 and Dec. 24, 1989.
References:
Save
Outdoor
Sculpture
,
New
York
survey, 1994.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Newburgh
Evening News, Dec. 24, 1989, pg 9B.
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 NY001945
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