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Christopher Columbus Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Battelli, Armand, d. 1954, sculptor. Title:  Christopher Columbus Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Oct. 12, 1928. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Marble on a granite base. Dimensions:  Figure: approx. 8 ft. x 30 in. x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 76 in. x 7 1/2 ft. x 6 1/2 ft. Inscription:  (Base front:) COLOMBO (Base rear:) Donated By/The Italian Residents of New London/October 12, 1928 unsigned Description:  A slightly larger than life-size figure of Christopher Columbus standing with his proper left leg forward in front of a low wall. The proper right arm extends straight down and grasps a scrolled document; the proper left arm is bent at the elbow, and the proper left hand rests on a sphere resting on a low marble wall. The figure is dressed in a knee-length belted gown of the period with elaborately detailed fringes at top and bottom; a chain and medallion with an image in silhouette hangs down across the breast. The figure is wearing an overcoat fringed in fur with sleeves puffed at the elbows. Subject:  Portrait male -- Columbus, Christopher -- Full length Occupation -- Other -- Explorer Occupation -- Transportation -- Navigator Ethnic -- Italian Object -- Written Matter -- Scroll Dress -- Historic -- Renaissance Dress Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- New London Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of New London, Public Works Department, 111 Union Street, New London, Connecticut 06320 Located Tyler Square, Bank Street, New London, Connecticut 06320 Remarks:  IAS files contain a copy of The Day (New London, CT), Oct. 12, 1928, pg. 1, discussing the dedication ceremonies. The statue was a gift to the City of New London by Italian-American residents, organized for this purpose as the Columbus Statue Fund. It stands at Tyler Square, in what for decades was the geographic heart of the Italian-American community. The dedication ceremony was scheduled to corresponded with the 436th anniversary of Columbus' discovery of America. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut survey, 1993. The Day (New London, CT), Oct. 12, 1928, pg. 1. Illustration:  The Day (New London, CT), Oct. 12, 1928, pg. 1. 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 CT000077   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CT000077 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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