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Christopher Columbus Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Celi, Peter, sculptor. Stebbins, Emma, 1815-1882, sculptor. (copy after) Title:  Christopher Columbus Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  1963. Dedicated Oct. 12, 1963. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: granite; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 9 ft. 1/4 in. x 36 in. x 6 in.; Base: approx. H. 22 in. x W. 4 ft. 3 1/2 in. Inscription:  (Incised on front:) CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS/DISCOVERER OF AMERICA/1492/FORESIGHT-FAITH-COURAGE/DEDICATED BY THE LA COLUMBUS/CATHOLIC SOCIETY OF THE/TARRYTOWNS IN HONOR AND MEMORY/OF THIS GREAT NAVIGATOR/OCT. 12, 1963 unsigned Description:  Relief figure of Christopher Columbus kneels on a vertical, rectangular stele. The figure wears a tunic, boots and a cape. He kneels on his proper left knee and holds a scroll aloft in his proper right hand. Subject:  Portrait male -- Columbus, Christopher -- Full length Occupation -- Transportation -- Navigator Occupation -- Other -- Explorer Ethnic -- Italian Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Tarrytown Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Italian American Loyalty Organization, Tarrytown, New York 10591 Located Patriots' Park, North Broadway, Tarrytown, New York Provenance:  Formerly located Depot Plaza, Columbus Square, Tarrytown, New York Remarks:  Erected by the La Columbus Catholic Society of the Tarrytowns. The sculpture is based on a Columbus by Emma Stebbins in 1867, which is located in Queens. It was originally located in Depot Plaza, Columbus Square in Tarrytown. The memorial was cleaned for the 500th anniversary of the Columbus's voyage in 1992. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York 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 NY001290   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NY001290 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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