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Columbus, (sculpture). Artist:  Lucker, B., sculptor. Title:  Columbus, (sculpture). Dates:  1971. Dedicated Oct. 1971. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Figure: bronze with dark grey patina, painted; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Figure: approx. 58 x 24 x 24 in.; Base: approx. 26 x 54 x 54 in. Inscription:  (Front of base, incised:) IN HONORED MEMORY OF/CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS/DISCOVERED AMERICA, 1492 Description:  Columbus stands holding part of a ship's wheel in both hands. Behind his proper right foot are an anchor and a post with a rope tied to it. He stands atop an inscribed base. Subject:  Portrait male -- Columbus, Christopher -- Full length Occupation -- Other -- Explorer Occupation -- Transportation -- Navigator Ethnic -- Italian Architecture -- Boat -- Detail Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Elizabeth Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Italian American Cultural Society of Union County, Union County, New Jersey, Located Third Avenue, between Christine Street & South 7th Street, Elizabeth, New Jersey Provenance:  Formerly administered by City of Elizabeth, City Hall, Elizabeth, New Jersey 07207 Formerly located Winfield Scott Park, Facing Elizabeth Avenue, Elizabeth, New Jersey Remarks:  Nearby commemorative plaque reads: DEDICATED TO ALL CITIZENS/BY THE/AMERICAN ITALIAN CULTURAL SOCIETY/OF UNION COUNTY, OCTOBER 1971/IN GRATEFUL APPRECIATION TO THOSE/WHO MADE THIS STATUE POSSIBLE./ERECTED BY THE/AMERICAN ITALIAN ORGANIZATIONS/OF UNION COUNTY, N.J. AND FRIENDS. Formerly administered by the City of Elizabeth and located in Winfield Scott Park. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey survey, 1995. 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 NJ000076   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NJ000076 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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