Christoforo Columbo, (sculpture).

Christoforo Columbo, (sculpture).

Felici, Dino, sculptor.

Gatti, Aldo W., designer.

Worcester Monumental Works, fabricator.

Christoforo Columbo, (sculpture).

1978. Dedicated April 29, 1979.

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Sculpture: Carrara marble; Base: granite.

Sculpture: life size; Base: approx. H. 27 in. x W. 19 in.

Dino Felici (On front of sculpture's marble base:) CRISTOFORO COLOMBO (On front of granite base, left side:) NOT EVEN THE MOUNTAINOUS WAVES OF THE MIGHT ATLANTIC COULD HALT THE PROGRESS OF THE NINA, PINTA, AND SANTA MARIA UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF THE GREAT NAVIGATOR INSPIRED BY THE LORD TO GO FORTH, SEARCH FOR AND FIND THESE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (On front of granite base, right side:) DONATED BY ATTORNEY NUNZIATO FUSARO IN MEMORY OF HIS BELOVED WIFE. (On back of base:) TO HONOR THE NAVIGATOR, EXPLORER, APOSTLE AND DISCOVERER OF AMERICA, THIS STATUE IS ERECTED ON BEHALF OF THE ITALIAN COMMUNITY IN WORCESTER signed

A standing portrait of Christopher Columbus dressed in a short robe and cloak. He holds a compass in his proper right hand and a scrolled map in his proper left hand. A cross hangs from a chain around his neck. He stands on a rectangular granite base engraved with an image of the Nina, Pinta, and the Santa Maria. Below the engraving of the three ships is a relief portrait of Esther Fusaro, wife of Worcester attorney Nunziato Fusaro, the donor of the sculpture. An anchor is engraved at each end of the base. The sculpture is encircled by a sidewalk lined with eighteen benches.

Portrait male -- Columbus, Christopher -- Full length

Occupation -- Other -- Explorer

Occupation -- Transportation -- Navigator

Ethnic -- Italian

Portrait female -- Fusaro, Esther -- Head

Architecture -- Boat -- Nina

Architecture -- Boat -- Pinta

Architecture -- Boat -- Santa Maria

Architecture -- Boat -- Detail

Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Worcester

Administered by City of Worcester, Parks, Recreation, and Cemetery Department, 125 Green Hill Parkway, Worcester, Massachusetts 01605

Located Washington Square, Worcester, Massachusetts

The sculpture was a gift of Worcester attorney Nunziato Fusaro as a memorial to his wife Esther who died in 1973. The memorial also honors the Italian-American community in Worcester. IAS files contain a copy of the City of Worcester Parks and Recreation Department / Massachusetts Historical Commission Form C "Monuments" questionnaire dated April 1, 1986; the Supplement for Form C "Monuments" questionnaire which includes a condition assessment; a list of the donors of each bench surrounding the sculpture; and a Sept. 1986 Dennis and Craine Associates condition assessment.

Beall, Pamela E., "Artworks in Our Parks: An Inventory of Public Memorials," Worcester, MA: City of Worcester, 1986.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1994.

Beall, Pamela E., "Artworks in Our Parks: An Inventory of Public Memorials," Worcester, MA: City of Worcester, 1986, pg. 22.

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