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Cristoforo Colombo, (sculpture). Artist:  Cecchinelli, Giuliano, 1943- , sculptor. DeMar, Don, designer. Buttura Memorial Works, fabricator. Title:  Cristoforo Colombo, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Christopher Columbus, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated April 16, 1972. Medium:  Sculpture: granite; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Overall including base: approx. H. 20 ft. Inscription:  (On front of base:) CHRISTOFORO/COLOMBO/1436-1506 (On front of square granite base:) Italian Tribune News/SPONSORS OF THE FIRST NATIONAL/COLUMBUS DAY CELEBRATION/OCTOBER 11, 1971/ACE ALAGNA/GENERAL CHAIRMAN/SALVATORE B. DISPENZIERE/CO-CHAIRMAN/CONG. PETER W. RODINO , JR./AUTHOR OF THE COLUMBUS DAY BILL/"IT IS WRITTEN THAT BECAUSE OF/THE DISCOVERY OF THE NEW WORLD/BY CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS THE/BOND OF SENTIMENT BETWEEN ITALY/AND AMERICA GOES BEYOND LIFE/ITSELF AND IS MEMORIALIZED IN/THE PAGES OF HISTORY."/Justice Michael A. Musmanno/PAST GRAND MARSHALS (list of names follows) Description:  A standing portrait of Christopher Columbus with his proper left hand pointing to a cross on his chest. He holds a small scroll in his lowered proper right hand. The sculpture rests atop a circular base that rests on top of a tall square base. The foot of the base is flanked by two granite inscription tablets listing sponsor names. Subject:  Portrait male -- Columbus, Christopher -- Full length Occupation -- Other -- Explorer Occupation -- Transportation -- Navigator Emblem -- Cross Ethnic -- Italian Object -- Written Matter -- Scroll Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Newark Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Newark Columbus Day Committee, Newark, New Jersey Located Xavier Park, Bloomfield Avenue, Newark, New Jersey Remarks:  IAS files contain newspaper articles from the Italian Tribune News, March 3, 1972 and Jan. 21, 1972. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 "Newark Museum Quarterly," Newark, N.J.: Newark Museum Association, Winter 1975. Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey survey, 1995. Illustration:  Image on file The Star-Ledger (Newark, NJ), April 17, 1972. 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 76001618   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76001618 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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