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Shartle, Leonard,
History -- United States
History -- Exploration
Object -- Other
Architecture -- Boat
Architecture -- Boat
Architecture -- Boat
Fountain
Relief
Outdoor Sculpture -- Rhode Island -- Bristol
Sculpture
Columbus Quincentennial Memorial, (
sculpture
).
Artist:
Shartle, Leonard, sculptor.
Title:
Columbus Quincentennial Memorial, (
sculpture
).
Dates:
1992. Dedicated Oct. 12, 1992.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture
: bronze; Basin: bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture
: approx. 9 x 6 x 6 ft.; Basin: approx. H. 19 in.; Base: approx. 3 x 7 x 7 ft.
Inscription:
(At lower left rear of self base:) Leonard Shartle 1992 (On plaque on base:) IN RECOGNITION OF
BRISTOL
'S CULTURAL DIVERSITY/AND/COMMEMORATION OF THE COLUMBUS QUINCENTENNIAL/THE
BRISTOL
,
RHODE
ISLAND
/HERITAGE AND DISCOVERY COMMITTEE/OCTOBER 12, 1992. signed
Description:
Fountain composed of a circular basin with moulded base and top rope style moulding. A replica of Columbus's flagship, from which water flows, sits atop the basin. Behind the ship is a rounded triangular backdrop with a globe inset showing the old world and the new world, set off by scrolled waves and more roped moulding. Decorative relief images appear at the rear, including a compass, a sunburst, a nautical instrument, stars and the three ships, the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria.
Subject:
History
--
United States
--
Discovery of U.S.
History
--
Exploration
--
Americas
Object
--
Other
--
Globe
Architecture
--
Boat
--
Nina
Architecture
--
Boat
--
Pinta
Architecture
--
Boat
--
Santa Maria
Object Type:
Fountain
Relief
Outdoor
Sculpture
--
Rhode
Island
--
Bristol
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Town of
Bristol
, Town Hall, Office of the Administrator, Court Street,
Bristol
,
Rhode
Island
02809
Located Independence Park, Thames Street,
Bristol
,
Rhode
Island
References:
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Outdoor
Sculpture
,
Rhode
Island
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 RI000069
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