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Cristoforo Colombo, (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Buttura Memorial Works, fabricator. Title:  Cristoforo Colombo, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Oct. 12, 1980. Medium:  Granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 9 ft. 11 in. x 3 ft. 2 in. x 1 ft.; Base: approx. 10 in. x 4 ft. x 1 ft. 6 in. Inscription:  (Below relief portrait:) CRISTOFORO/COLOMBO/1451-1506/DEDICATED/BY THESE/ITALIAN AMERICAN ORGANIZATIONS/MEN - AVIGLIANESE SOCIETIES - LADIES/JOHN CAVALLARI POST/CONCORDIA LODGE 20 O.S.I.A./ PIEENONTESE SOCIETY/UNICO NATIONAL/OCTOBER 12, 1980 unsigned Description:  Standing figure of Christopher Columbus wearing robes which come to his knees. His head is turned slightly to the proper right. His proper right hand is holding his lapel and his proper left hand is resting on a globe set on a stand on his proper left side. Below the relief portrait is an inscription. Subject:  Portrait male -- Columbus, Christopher -- Full length Occupation -- Other -- Explorer Occupation -- Transportation -- Navigator Ethnic -- Italian Object -- Other -- Globe Object Type:  Relief Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Torrington Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Torrington, Department of Parks and Recreation, 101 Litchfield Street, Torrington, Connecticut 06790 Located East of 303 Main Street, northwest corner of Columbus Road, Torrington, Connecticut 06790 Remarks:  IAS files contain a copy of The Register (Torrington, CT), Oct. 13, 1980, pg. 11, discussing the dedication of the monument, funded at cost of $10,000 by the Italian-American organizations mentioned in the inscription. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut survey, 1993. The Register (Torrington, CT), Oct. 13, 1980, pg. 11. 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 CT000009   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CT000009 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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