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Christopher Columbus, (sculpture). Artist:  Tsereteli, Zurab, sculptor. Title:  Christopher Columbus, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Birth of a New World, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated July 18, 2004. Medium:  Bronze. Dimensions:  H. 12 ft. Inscription:  (On base:) Tsereteli 1991 signed Description:  Christopher Columbus stands on a ship, holds a wheel, and raises his right arm. Three sails rise behind him. Subject:  Portrait male -- Columbus, Christopher -- Full length Ethnic -- Italian Occupation -- Other -- Explorer Occupation -- Transportation -- Navigator Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Dundalk Sculpture Owner:  Knights of Columbus, 2111 Eilers Avenue, Dundalk, Maryland Provenance:  Donated by Owl Metals, Dundalk, Maryland Remarks:  This statue had been abandoned in a shipping container repair yard where it was found by Owl Metals, a metal recycling company. It was reassembled and cleaned before being donated to the Knights of Columbus hall in Dundalk. This work is a smaller version of a larger work that was given by the artist to Puerto Rico References:  Inventory staff, 2004. The Sun (Baltimore, MD), July 17, 2004, pg. 1B. Illustration:  The Sun (Baltimore, MD), July 17, 2004, pg. 1B. 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 71500712   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 71500712 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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