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Marie Curie-Sklodowska, (sculpture). Artist:  Mielesko, Slawomir, sculptor. Koszalka, Henry, sculptor. Title:  Marie Curie-Sklodowska, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Maria Curie Sklodowska, (sculpture). Dates:  Cast 1989. Dedicated Aug. 8, 1993. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete, brick and mortar. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 22 x 18 x 3 in.; Base: approx. 39 x 37 x 12 in. Inscription:  (On plaque:) POLISH AMERICAN CONGRESS/NEW JERSEY DIVISION/REDEDICATION BAS-RELIEF/OF/MARIE CURIE-SKLODOWSKA/AUGUST 8, 1993/EDISON, NEW JERSEY/HON. STEPHEN "PETE" DALINA-FREEHOLDER/DIR. HENRY KOSZALKA-PAC./GOD PARENTS: HON. REINHOLD SMYCZEK-PAC./MARIA KOPROWICZ-PAC./FELIKS S. BRUKS/PRESIDENT, PAC-N.J. unsigned Description:  Bas-relief portrait bust of Marie Curie. Subject:  Portrait female -- Curie, Marie -- Bust Occupation -- Science -- Chemist Ethnic -- Polish Object Type:  Relief Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Edison Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Middlesex County, Department of Parks, P. O. Box 661, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903 Located Roosevelt Park, Police Station, Edison, New Jersey Remarks:  The monument commemorates Polish scientist Marie Curie-Sklodowska and replaces an earlier monument, which had fallen into disrepair. Slawomir Mielesko was commissioned to do the casting; Henry Koszalka was responsible for the bas-relief stand. IAS files contain a related article from Perth Amboy Gazette, Aug. 12, 1993. More information about the sculpture can be obtained from VP Polish-American Congress, 177 Broadway, Clark, New Jersey. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey survey, 1994. 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 NJ000029   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NJ000029 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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