Monument to the Immigrant, (sculpture).

Monument to the Immigrant, (sculpture).

Alessandrini, Franco, 1944- , sculptor.

Carrara Marble Works, fabricator.

Monument to the Immigrant, (sculpture).

March 19, 1995.

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Sculpture: Carrara marble; Base: Carrara marble and blue stone.

Sculpture: approx. H. 22 ft.

MONUMENT/OF THE/IMMIGRANT/DEDICATED/TO THE/COURAGEOUS MEN AND WOMEN WHO LEFT THEIR HOMELAND SEEKING FREEDOM, OPPORTUNITY AND A BETTER LIFE IN A NEW COUNTRY signed Founder's mark appears.

White marble figure grouping of a family of immigrants. On the proper right stands the mother. She wears a long skirt and has a head scarf tied at her chin. In her arms she holds a young child. The child sits on the mother's proper right arm, its feet dangling down, its head turned to look forward. To the proper left of the mother stand a young boy. He wears a short coat and cap. Behind and between the mother and boy stands the father. He wears a cap, a jacket and necktie. The sculpture stands atop a tiered white marble pedestal.

Figure group -- Family

History -- United States -- Immigration

Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- New Orleans

Administered by Monument to the Immigrant Committee, 1515 Poydras Street, Suite 1400, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112

Located Mississippi River waterfront, between Canal Street and Esplanade Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana

The sculpture was funded through private and corporate funding.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Louisiana survey, 1997.

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