Columbus, (sculpture).

Columbus, (sculpture).

Federici, Gaetano, 1880-1964, sculptor.

Vreeland, Frederick J., architect.

Bedi-Rassy Art Foundry, founder.

Columbus, (sculpture).

Eagle, (sculpture).

Dedicated Oct. 10, 1953. Relocated 1985. Rededicated Oct. 12, 1985.

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Sculpture: bronze; Eagle relief: bronze; Base: granite.

Sculpture: approx. 4 x 3 x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 81 x 60 x 55 in.; Eagle relief: approx. 20 x 13 1/2 x 1 in.

Gaetano Federici Sculptor 1953 / Bedi-Rassy Art Foundry NYC (On sculpture, below figure's proper left hand:) COLUMBUS/TRIUMPHANT ON HIS ENTRY/TO BARCELONA/SPAIN/FOLLOWING HIS/RETURN FROM THE DISCOVERY/OF THE NEW WORLD/APRIL 9, 1493 (On front of granite base, just below sculpture:) COLUMBUS (On back of granite base:) Christopher Columbus/Monument/dedicated October 12, 1953 (names of Memorial Fund officers, committee members, and park commissioners) (On face of eagle relief:) THIS MEMORIAL PIONEERS IN INITIATING AND SYMBOLIZING A NATIONAL MOVEMENT FOR THE AMERICANIZATION OF COLUMBUS DAY IN THE UNITED STATES. THOUSANDS OF PATERSONIANS OF ALL RACIAL ORIGINS BY THEIR VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS MADE THIS TRULY AMERICAN TRIBUTE TO THE DISCOVERER OF THE NEW WORLD POSSIBLE. signed Founder's mark appears.

A waist-length portrait of Christopher Columbus holding his gloves in his proper left hand and his helmet in his proper right hand. Around his neck is a medallion with a picture of the Virgin Mary. The sculpture rests atop a tall square granite base. On the front of the granite base is a bronze relief plaque adorned with an eagle and an American flag.

Portrait male -- Columbus, Christopher -- Waist length

Occupation -- Other -- Explorer

Animal -- Bird -- Eagle

Object -- Other -- Flag

Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Paterson

Administered by City of Paterson, Parks Department, 800 Broadway, Paterson, New Jersey 07510

Located Federici Park, Cianci Street, Curtis Place, & Ellison Street, Paterson, New Jersey

Formerly located Eastside Park, Park Avenue entrance, Paterson, New Jersey 1953-1985.

The inscription on a bronze plaque located on a granite marker in the ground in front of the sculpture reads: FEDERICI PARK/Named in honor of Gaetano Federici 1880-1964, Paterson's famous Italian-American Sculptor. He was able to capture the hearts and spirit of our city and its people in his world famous works. The moving of his Christopher Columbus statue to this site for all to enjoy is made possible by the Italian Circle of Paterson, Inc./October 12, 1985. IAS files contain an excerpt from Flavia Alaya's "Gaetano Federici: 1880-1964 The Artist As Historian," Paterson, NJ: Passaic County Historical Society, 1980, pg. 85-86.

Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey survey, 1995.

Alaya, Flavia "Gaetano Federici: 1880-1964 The Artist As Historian," Paterson, NJ: Passaic County Historical Society, 1980, pg. 86.

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