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di Colbertaldo, Vittorio, Count,
Portrait male -- Columbus, Christopher
Occupation -- Other
Occupation -- Transportation
Ethnic -- Italian
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Francisco
Sculpture
Christopher Columbus, (sculpture).
Artist:
di Colbertaldo, Vittorio, Count, sculptor.
Title:
Christopher Columbus, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Oct. 12, 1957.
Medium:
Bronze statue on a small base of pebble-aggregate concrete. A stone ring surrounds the sculpture and planting area. Fourteen segments of the stone ring are marble and ten segments are repaired with concretized marble.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 12 x 4 ft. 10 in. x 5 ft.; Base: approx. 10 in. x 7 ft. x 6 ft.; Ring: approx. 2 ft. x 2 in.
Inscription:
(On proper right boot:) V. DI COLBERTALDO -- Roma 1957 (On base:) October 12, 1957 (On document in proper left hand:) yo el rey ... yo la reyne (Translated Spanish: "I the King ... I the Queen") (In Latin script on sword at proper left side:) buscar el levante por el poniente (Translated Spanish:) "Search for the East by the West" signed
Description:
Heroic figure of Columbus gazing to the Golden Gate, facing west. Holds an open document in proper left hand. Wears a full-length cape down his back. Wears a neck chain with a large cross.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Columbus, Christopher -- Full length
Occupation -- Other -- Explorer
Occupation -- Transportation -- Navigator
Ethnic -- Italian
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Francisco
Sculpture
Owner:
Coadministered by City & County of San Francisco, San Francisco Arts Commission, 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 240, San Francisco, California 94102
Coadministered by City & County of San Francisco, Recreation & Parks Department, McLaren Lodge, Fell & Stanyan Streets, San Francisco, California 94117
Located Telegraph Hill, In front of Coit Tower, facing Bay & Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California
Remarks:
Funded by Italy and city of San Francisco. Dedication ceremonies included a message from Pope Pius XII. Inscription on nearby marker reads: PRESENTED TO THE PEOPLE OF SAN FRANCISCO/BY THE COLUMBUS MONUMENT COMMITTEE/WITH GRATEFUL ACKNOWLEDGMENT/TO ALL THE DONORS/WHO MADE THIS MEMORIAL POSSIBLE/INCLUDING THE CITY OF GENOA/FOR THE DONATION OF THE PEDESTAL/AND THE MARINI FAMILY/FOR THE GIFT OF THE MARBLE RING (On one side of this inscription:) TO CHRISTOPHER COLVMBVS/DISCOVERER OF AMERICA (On the other side of the inscription:) OCTOBER 12, 1957.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California, San Francisco survey, 1992.
San Francisco Examiner, Oct. 13, 1957.
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 CA000040
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