Click here to loginLoginView my BookbagMy List - 0HelpHelp
 Search 
 Search Images 
 About 
   
KeywordBrowseCombinedHighlightsSearch HistoryAll Catalogs
Search:    Refine Search  
> You are only searching: Art Inventories
More Smithsonian Searches
 
 Who else has...
 
  •  
    		• Finelli, Joseph Emilio,
     
  •  
    		• Luppino, Carmelo,
     
  •  
    		• Luppino & Neri Landscaping and Masonry,
     
  •  
    		• Portrait male -- Columbus, Christopher
     
  •  
    		• Occupation -- Other
     
  •  
    		• Occupation -- Transportation
     
  •  
    		• Ethnic -- Italian
     
  •  
    		• Object -- Written Matter
     
  •  
    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Christopher Columbus, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Finelli, Joseph Emilio, sculptor.
    Luppino, Carmelo, contractor.
    Luppino & Neri Landscaping and Masonry, contractor.
    Title: 
    Christopher Columbus, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1992. Dedicated Oct. 11, 1992.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. H. 65 in.; Base: approx. H. 90 in.
    Inscription: 
    (On plaque on plinth, front:) JOSEPH A. (sic) FINELLI (On plaque on base, front:) CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS/1492-1992/WE, THE ITALIAN AMERICAN CLUB OF NORTHERN WESTCHESTER, INC./AND CONTRIBUTING ORGANIZATIONS, FAMILIES, AND INDIVIDUALS/PRESENT THIS MONUMENT TO THE PEOPLE OF MOUNT KISCO, IN/OBSERVANCE OF THE 500TH ANNIVERSARY OF COLUMBUS' DISCOVERY OF/THE NEW WORLD. THE MONUMENT HAS BEEN ERECTED TO SYMBOLIZE/THAT AS AMERICANS, WE ARE AN IMMIGRANT SOCIETY. (Lists of sponsors and major contributors follow) unsigned
    Description: 
    Full-length figure of Christopher Columbus stands on a rough-hewn base. The figure wears a long vest and knee-length trousers. His shirt bears a coat of arms and he holds a partially unscrolled map in his hands.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Columbus, Christopher -- Full length
    Occupation -- Other -- Explorer
    Occupation -- Transportation -- Navigator
    Ethnic -- Italian
    Object -- Written Matter -- Map
    Object Type: 
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Village of Mount Kisco, Mount Kisco, New York
    Located Village Hall Park, Intersection of Routes 117 & 113, adjacent to public libary, Mount Kisco, New York
    Remarks: 
    Gift of the Italian American Club of Northern Westchester County, State of New York. IAS files contain excerpts from "Columbus," a commemorative journal published by the Italian American Club of Northern Westchester, Inc.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1993.
    Illustration: 
    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 NY001867
    Add to my list 
    Copy/Holding information
    Smithsonian AmericanArt MuseumControl Number 
    Inventory of American SculptureNY001867Add Copy to MyList

    Format:HTMLPlain textDelimited
    Subject: 
    Email to:


    Horizon Information Portal 3.25_9382
     Powered by SirsiDynix
    About | © 2020 Smithsonian | Terms of Use | Privacy | Contact
    SIRIS - Smithsonian Institution Research Information System