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    		• Chesney, Edward,
     
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    		• Petrucci, Fred,
     
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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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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Dearborn
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Cristoforo Colombo, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Chesney, Edward, sculptor.
    Petrucci, Fred, sculptor.
    Title: 
    Cristoforo Colombo, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Christopher Columbus, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1974. Dedicated Oct. 11, 1975. Rededicated 1992.
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: white marble.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 4 x 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. 6 1/2 x 3 x 3 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (On back of figure's collar, in cursive script:) Edward Chesney (illegible date) (Illegible signature appears at the bottom of the sculpture) (On top plaque on base:) CRISTOFORO COLOMBO/1451-1506/DEDICATED OCTOBER 11, 1975/ITALIAN AMERICAN FRATERNAL CLUB (Names of club members follow) (On lower plaque on base:) DEDICATED TO/CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS/IN COMMEMORATION OF THE/500TH ANNIVERSARY/OF THE/DISCOVERY OF THE NEW WORLD/1492-1992/CITIZENS OF DEARBORN signed
    Description: 
    Bust of Christopher Columbus atop a rectangular pedestal. Columbus wears a hat and tunic. The bust tapers in shape where it attaches to the pedestal. The monument is surrounded by a chain fence.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Columbus, Christopher -- Bust
    Occupation -- Other -- Explorer
    Occupation -- Transportation -- Navigator
    Ethnic -- Italian
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Dearborn
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Italian American Fraternal Club, 5101 Oakman Boulevard, Dearborn, Michigan 48126
    Located Oakman Boulevard near intersection of Michigan Avenue, Dearborn, Michigan
    Remarks: 
    Erected by the Italian American Fraternal Club as part of a scholarship fund drive. Miniature versions of the bust were sold in support of the scholarship fund. IAS files contain related articles from the Dearborn Press, Oct. 17, 1974, pg. 9A (which lists donors who contributed at least $100, and gives unveiling date as Oct. 12, 1974); the Dearborn Guide, v. 27 no. 42 (Oct. 16, 1975) and the Dearborn Press & Guide, Oct. 8, 1981.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan 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 MI000733
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