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    		• Tognoni, George-Ann,
     
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    		• Traettino, Chris A.,
     
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    		• Phippen Bear Paw Bronze Works,
     
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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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    		• Object -- Written Matter
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Arizona -- Phoenix
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Christopher Columbus, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Tognoni, George-Ann, 1920-2008, sculptor.
    Traettino, Chris A., landscape architect.
    Phippen Bear Paw Bronze Works, founder.
    Title: 
    Christopher Columbus, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1992. Dedicated Oct. 12, 1992.
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: stone.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 10 ft. 8 in. x 3 ft. 1 in. x 3 ft. 9 in.; Base: approx. H. 2 ft. 8 in. x W. 8 ft. 3 in. (1,000 lbs.).
    Inscription: 
    (On lower proper left side of coat:) George-Ann Tognoni (On lower proper left side of sculpture:) PHIPPEN'S BEAR PAW BRONZE WORKS (founder's mark) signed Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    Christopher Columbus stands holding a flag pole in his proper right hand and a map in his lowered proper left hand. Columbus wears a hat, tunic, knee-length coat with fur collar and puffed sleeves, and boots. He has a sword hanging from his belt on his proper left side and a money bag on his proper right. The sculpture is set in a landscaped area, with three smaller rock piles in front of it that are inscribed: Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Columbus, Christopher -- Full length
    Occupation -- Other -- Explorer
    Occupation -- Transportation -- Navigator
    Ethnic -- Italian
    Object -- Written Matter -- Map
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Arizona -- Phoenix
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    ILX Inc., 2777 East Camelback Road, Phoenix, Arizona 85018
    Remarks: 
    Nearby plaque reads: "TO NO MAN IN MODERN HISTORY/DOES THE WORLD OWE SO/GREAT A DEBT AS TO/CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS."/-SAMUEL ELIOT MORISON.
    The sculpture cost $50,000 and was funded by the local Italian community. It was part of the celebration of the 500th anniversary of Columbus' voyage to the New World. It was originally installed at Central and Columbus Avenues, in Phoenix, but was moved nine months after's initial installation, because the property was sold. IAS files contain related articles from the Arizona Republic, Oct. 8, 1992, pg. B-1; and July 28, 1993, pg. A16. IAS files contain transcription of a nearby plaque with the names of donors.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Arizona survey, 1993.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    The Arizona Republic, Oct. 8, 1992, pg. B-1.
    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 AZ000541
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