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    		• Portrait male -- Columbus, Christopher
     
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    		• Occupation -- Other
     
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    		• Occupation -- Transportation
     
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    		• Ethnic -- Italian
     
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    		• Dress -- Accessory
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Yonkers
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    (Columbus), (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Unknown, sculptor.
    Title: 
    (Columbus), (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Columbus Bust, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1950s (?).
    Medium: 
    Bust: bronze, painted with gold paint; Pedestal: concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    Bust: approx. 25 x 16 x 12 in.; Pedestal: approx. 65 x 30 x 27 in.
    Inscription: 
    (Bronze plaque on pedestal:) "Cristoforo/Colombo/1492-1913" unsigned
    Description: 
    A bust of Christopher Columbus. He is depicted with a pageboy haircut, wearing a hat of his period, and a garment that is open-necked with a shawl-like collar.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Columbus, Christopher -- Bust
    Occupation -- Other -- Explorer
    Occupation -- Transportation -- Navigator
    Ethnic -- Italian
    Dress -- Accessory -- Hat
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Yonkers
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Columbus Park, Park Hill Avenue, opposite Giulio's Restaurant, Yonkers, New York
    Remarks: 
    The bust is believed to be from the 1950s, and may be a replacement for one that was stolen.
    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 NY000528
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