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Christopher Columbus, (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Title:  Christopher Columbus, (sculpture). Medium:  Statue: marble. Dimensions:  Statue: approx. 8 ft. x 1 ft. 11 in. x 1 ft. 11 in.; Base: approx. 2 ft. x 2 ft. 3 in. x 2 ft. 3 in. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Christopher Columbus, dressed in a coat with puffed sleeves and an embellishment representing fur down the front, stockinged legs, and buckled shoes, stands holding a partially rolled document in his lowered proper right hand. He places his proper left hand upon a globe which rests on a low pedestal. The figure is placed atop a square base on school's balustrade. Subject:  Portrait male -- Columbus, Christopher -- Full length Occupation -- Other -- Explorer Occupation -- Transportation -- Navigator Ethnic -- Italian Dress -- Historic -- Renaissance Dress Object -- Other -- Globe Object -- Written Matter -- Scroll Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Orange Sculpture Owner:  Administered by St. John's Church, 94 Ridge Street, Orange, New Jersey 07050 Located St. John's School, White Street, Columbus Hall, central balustrade, Orange, New Jersey Remarks:  Commissioned by a local Knights of Columbus chapter, now disbanded. The marble statue replaces an earlier bronze statue, which disappeared in the late 1970s. The original 10 foot tall bronze statue was dedicated on Nov. 29, 1894. For related reading see: Orange Chronicle, Dec. 1, 1894, pg. 5. and Rev. Mgr. Carew's "The Story of a Mother Church," pg. 23-24. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey survey, 1995. 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 NJ000284   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NJ000284 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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