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Christopher Columbus, (sculpture). Artist:  Drake, Ken, sculptor. Title:  Christopher Columbus, (sculpture). Dates:  1992. Medium:  Bust: bronze; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Bust: approx. 2 1/2 x 2 x 1 ft.; Base: approx. 7 x 4 x 4 ft. Inscription:  (Proper right side of bust, incised:) (copyright symbol) 1992/KEN DRAKE/KEDrake (Upper metal plaque on front of base, raised:) Christopher/Columbus/MAN OF VISION/MAN OF COURAGE/MAN OF FAITH/500th ANNIVERSARY/OF THE/DISCOVERY OF AMERICA/1492 - 1992/THE NEW WORLD/Nina/Pinta/Santa Maria (Lower metal plaque on front of base, raised:) THIS PLAZA WAS SPONSORED BY THE/COLUMBUS MEMORIAL COMMITTEE/MADE UP OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM/19 HAMMONTON ORGANIZATIONS WITH/THE CHAIR-PERSON BEING/LEONARD STREITFELD/THE FOLLOWING HAMMONTON/ORGANIZATIONS WERE THE MAJOR/CONTRIBUTORS TO THE COLUMBUS/PLAZA/(list of names)/A SPECIAL DONATION WAS MADE/IN MEMORY OF/LEWIS L. COLASURDO signed Description:  Bust of Christopher Columbus wearing a hat and a sailor's coat. He is set atop a base with two inscribed plaques, one of which features reliefs of Columbus' three ships. Subject:  Portrait male -- Columbus, Christopher -- Bust Occupation -- Other -- Explorer Occupation -- Transportation -- Navigator Ethnic -- Italian Dress -- Accessory -- Hat Architecture -- Boat -- Nina Architecture -- Boat -- Pinta Architecture -- Boat -- Santa Maria Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Hammonton Relief Sculpture Owner:  Located Egg Harbor Road, 1 block east of Route 54, Hammonton, New Jersey Remarks:  Commemorates the 500th anniversary of the discovery of America. Plaza was sponsored by the Columbus Memorial Committee and financed with contributions from many Hammonton organizations. IAS files contain complete transcriptions of plaques. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey survey, 1996. 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 NJ000153   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NJ000153 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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