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Christopher Columbus, (sculpture). Artist:  Munro, J. F., sculptor. R. H. Sumner, fabricator. Title:  Christopher Columbus, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated May 1960. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: Carrara marble; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 73 x 23 x 18 in.; Base: 55 1/2 x 30 x 30 1/2 in. Inscription:  (Incised on front of base:) CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS/ERECTED BY/ST. PETERSBURG COUNCIL 2105/KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS/MAY 1960 (Incised on rear of base is twenty-nine line inscription listing contributors.) unsigned Founder's mark appears. Description:  Life-size figure of Christopher Columbus, holding a scroll in his proper left hand. He stands in front of a coiled marine rope and a sphere. Subject:  Portrait male -- Columbus, Christopher -- Full length Occupation -- Other -- Explorer Occupation -- Transportation -- Navigator Ethnic -- Italian Object -- Tool -- Rope Object -- Other -- Globe Object -- Written Matter -- Scroll Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Florida -- St. Petersburg Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of St. Petersburg, Parks Administration, 1450 16th Avenue North, St. Petersburg, Florida 33733 Located Southeast corner of North Shore Drive & 2nd Avenue East, St. Petersburg, Florida Remarks:  Gift of the Knights of Columbus, St. Petersburg Council 2105. IAS files include citations to the St. Petersburg Times, May 16, 1960, pg. 1B, May 17, 1960, pg. 1B, Oct. 12, 1960, pg. 1A, May 15, 1962, pg. 4B, June 13, 1963, pg. 11A, Oct. 13, 1968, pg. 3B, Oct. 12, 1973, pg.3B, Nov. 4, 1975, pg. 1B and Oct. 5, 1979, pg. 6B. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Florida, Tampa survey, 1992. 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 FL000196   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture FL000196 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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