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    		• Baldi, Lorenzo,
     
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    		• Baum, Dwight James,
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Columbus, Christopher
     
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    		• Occupation -- Other
     
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    		• Object -- Written Matter
     
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    		• History -- United States
     
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    		• Figure group -- Male
     
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    		• Ethnic -- Indian
     
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    		• Architecture -- Boat
     
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    		• Architecture -- Boat
     
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    		• Architecture -- Boat
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Syracuse
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Cristoforo Colombo Discoverer of America, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Baldi, Lorenzo, sculptor.
    Baum, Dwight James, architect.
    Title: 
    Cristoforo Colombo Discoverer of America, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Christopher Columbus, (sculpture).
    Columbus Monument, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Dedicated Oct. 12, 1934.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze, gilded; Base: pink granite; Basin: cobblestone and cast stone.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 32 x 8 x 8 ft.; Base: approx. 8 ft. 10 in. x 21 ft. 8 in. x 21 ft. 8 in.
    Inscription: 
    (On eastern side:) RENZO V. BALDI/ERECTED BY THE /CITIZENS OF ITALIAN ORIGIN/OF ONONDAGA COUNTY/1792-1932/COLVMBVS LANDING AT/SAN SALVADOR/OCTOBER 12TH 1492 (On northwest corner of bronze sculpture's base: artist's signature and foundry mark) signed Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    A portrait of Christopher Columbus, standing, wearing a hat and long robes and holding a scroll in his proper left hand. The sculpture is installed atop a tall shaft that is adorned around the top with bronze heads of Native Americans, set in fountain basin. At the foot of the shaft are four relief plaques that illustrate: Columbus before the King and Queen of Spain; the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria; Columbus landing; and Columbus with the Native Americans. Below the reliefs are two small gargoyles and two small fish heads that spout water in shell basins that are each supported by two bronze turtles. Water flows over the shell basins into a large circular fountain basin.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Columbus, Christopher -- Full length
    Occupation -- Other -- Explorer
    Object -- Written Matter -- Scroll
    History -- United States -- Discovery of U.S.
    Figure group -- Male
    Ethnic -- Indian
    Architecture -- Boat -- Santa Maria
    Architecture -- Boat -- Pinta
    Architecture -- Boat -- Nina
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Syracuse
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Syracuse, Department of Parks and Recreation, 412 Spencer Street, Syracuse, New York 13204
    Located Columbus Circle, East Jefferson, East Onondaga & Montgomery Streets, Syracuse, New York
    Formerly located St. Mary's Circle, East Jefferson, East Onondaga & Montgomery Streets, Syracuse, New York
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture was erected by Onondaga County citizens of Italian origin. Columbus Circle was formerly known as St. Mary's Circle. In 1992, the sculpture was restored by Healy Brothers Foundry in Rhode Island. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the sculpture was rededicated Oct. 12, 1992.
    References: 
    Onondaga County Public Library, 1988.
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1993.
    Ted Bartlett, Crawford & Stearns: Architects and Preservation Planners, 1999.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Onondaga County Public Library..., "Public Art in Syracuse and Onondaga County," 1985, pg.3.
    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 73950001
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