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Salvemini, Michele,
Portrait male -- Columbus, Christopher
Occupation -- Other
Architecture -- Boat
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Kearny
Relief
Sculpture
(Christopher Columbus), (sculpture).
Artist:
Salvemini, Michele, sculptor.
Title:
(Christopher Columbus), (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Oct. 15, 1967.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: granite; Base: stone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 113 x 36 x 22 in.; Base: approx. 11 x 76 x 42 in.
Inscription:
(On top of back of base:) SCULPTOR M. SALVEMINI (On front of base:) CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS/1451-1506/SANTA MARIA/DEDICATED IN HONOR OF/CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS/WHO HAD THE FORESIGHT/COURAGE AND DETERMINATION/TO VENTURE INTO THE UNKNOWN/AND DISCOVER AMERICA./IN GRATITUDE WE PAY/TRIBUTE TO A GREAT NAVIGATOR/AND DISCOVERER./PRESENTED TO THE TOWN OF KEARNY/ON OCTOBER 15, 1967/BY THE WEST HUDSON CHAPTER/OF UNICO NATIONAL/IN HONOR OF KEARNY'S CENTENNIAL (On front of top step of base:) IN APPRECIATION TO/MAYOR JOSEPH M. HEALY/TOWN OFFICIALS/CENTENNIAL COMMISSION MEMBERS AND/FRIENDS OF WEST HUDSON/UNICO FOR MAKING THIS MEMORIAL POSSIBLE (On proper right side of base:) PINTA (On proper left side of base:) NINA (On back of base:) MEMBERS OF THE WEST HUDSON/CHAPTER OF UNICO NATIONAL/(followed by two columns of names)/IN MEMORIAM/(followed by four names)/HONORARY MEMBERS (followed by two names) signed
Description:
Granite bust of Christopher Columbus. He has shoulder-length hair and wears a medallion around his neck. The bust sits atop a vertical stone base resting on a two-stepped stone platform. On the front of the base is a bas-relief medallion of the Santa Maria. On the proper right side of the base is a bas-relief medallion of the Pinta. On the proper left side of the base is a bas-relief medallion of the Nina.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Columbus, Christopher -- Bust
Occupation -- Other -- Explorer
Architecture -- Boat -- Sailing Ship
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Kearny
Relief
Sculpture
Owner:
Located Kearny River Bank Park, Foot of South Midland Avenue & River Road, Kearny, New Jersey
Remarks:
Title supplied by Inventory cataloger.
The memorial was a gift of the West Hudson Chapter of UNICO. The sculpture was damaged prior to its unveiling in 1967 when vandals set fire to the protective covering which encased it. The sculpture was later restored. IAS files contain copy of related article from Kearny Observer, Oct. 19, 1967.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey survey, 1995.
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 NJ000482
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Inventory of American Sculpture
NJ000482
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