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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Scarlata, Filippo T.,     Cellini Bronze Works,     Portrait male -- Garibaldi, Giuseppe     Occupation -- Military     Ethnic -- Italian     Outdoor Sculpture -- Rhode Island -- Providence     Sculpture

Giuseppe Garibaldi, (sculpture). Artist:  Scarlata, Filippo T., sculptor. Cellini Bronze Works, founder. Title:  Giuseppe Garibaldi, (sculpture). Dates:  1932. Dedicated July 3, 1932. Relocated Oct. 13, 1975. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 24 x W. 22 in.; Base: approx. H. 6 x W. 3 ft. Inscription:  (On bust:) F. T. Scarlata Scol, 1932 (Incised on front of base:) "NINO.DOMANI A PALERMO"/GIUSEPPE GARIBALDI/SOLDIER OF HUMANITY/DEDICATED TO HIS MEMORY/ON THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY/OF HIS DEATH/1882-1932/DONATED TO THE/STATE OF RHODE ISLAND/BY ITS/ITALO-AMERICAN CITIZENS/AS A TOKEN OF GOOD WILL./THIS MEMORIAL WAS RELOCATED/TO THE NEW GARIBALDI PARK/DESIGNATED BY/THE HON. VINCENT A. CIANCI, JR./MAYOR OF PROVIDENCE/OCTOBER 13TH 1975 (On rear of base:) STRICKEN DOWN BY/THE HURRICANE OF/SEPTEMBER 21, 1938/RESTORED BY ALDERMAN THOMAS S. LUONGO/DECEMBER 30, 1938 signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Bust of Italian patriot Giuseppe Garibaldi, wearing cap, beard and cape. Subject:  Portrait male -- Garibaldi, Giuseppe -- Bust Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Ethnic -- Italian Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Rhode Island -- Providence Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Providence, Department of Parks, Roger Williams Park, Dalrymple Boathouse, Providence, Rhode Island 02905 Located Garibaldi Park, Atwells Avenue, Providence, Rhode Island Provenance:  Formerly located Rhode Island College of Education, Providence, Rhode Island 1932-1975. Remarks:  Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882) was an Italian patriot, military and nationalistic leader. The sculpture was commissioned on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of his death and was a gift of Italian-American citizens to the State of Rhode Island. It was funded by 62 patriotic and fraternity associations. The sculpture was originally installed at the Rhode Island College of Education, now the University of Rhode Island Providence campus. It was damaged in a hurricane on Sept. 21, 1938, and restored that year on Dec. 30 by Alderman Thomas S. Luongo. In 1975, it was relocated to its current site in the then new park. IAS files include citations to the Providence Journal-Bulletin July 3 & 4, 1932. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Rhode Island survey, 1993. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, RI0045, 1989. Freeman, Robert & Vivienne Lasky, "Hidden Treasure: Public Sculpture in Providence," Providence: The Rhode Island Bicentennial Foundation, 1980, pg. 56. Illustration:  Image on file. Freeman, Robert & Vivienne Lasky, "Hidden Treasure: Public Sculpture in Providence," Providence: The Rhode Island Bicentennial Foundation, 1980, pg. 56. 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 RI000061   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture RI000061 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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