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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Williams, Jerry,     Viano, Leonard H.,     Smith, Maryanne,     Rock of Ages Corporation,     Barre Sculpture Studios,     Silbaugh Memorials,     Portrait male -- Columbus, Christopher     Occupation -- Other     Occupation -- Transportation     Ethnic -- Italian     Dress -- Accessory     Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- York     Sculpture

Columbus, (sculpture). Artist:  Williams, Jerry, sculptor. Viano, Leonard H., d. 1989, architect. Smith, Maryanne, architect. Rock of Ages Corporation, fabricator. Barre Sculpture Studios, design firm. Silbaugh Memorials, contractor. Title:  Columbus, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Oct. 3, 1992. Medium:  Bust: Canadian pink granite; Base: Barre gray granite. Dimensions:  Bust: approx. 2 ft 2 in. x 2 ft. 3 in. x 1 ft. 3 in.; Base: approx. 7 x 2 x 2 ft. (3,600 lbs.). Inscription:  (Upper front of base, incised:) COLUMBUS/(Lower:) BOARD OF DIRECTORS/(list of names)/SPONSORED BY/SONS OF ITALY/YORK LODGE 528 (One side of base:) In honor of/(list of names follows) (Other side of base:) In memory of/(list of names follow) (Back of base:) Contractor/Silbaugh Memorials unsigned Description:  A bust of Christopher Columbus with a pageboy haircut and wearing a hat and open necked shirt, set upon a tall, inscribed base. Subject:  Portrait male -- Columbus, Christopher -- Bust Occupation -- Other -- Explorer Occupation -- Transportation -- Navigator Ethnic -- Italian Dress -- Accessory -- Hat Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- York Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Sons of Italy, Lodge 528, 445 Green Valley Road, York, Pennsylvania 17403 Located York County Courthouse, 28 East Market Street, In front, York, Pennsylvania Remarks:  The sculpture cost approximately $35,000 and was sponsored by the Sons of Italy, Lodge 528, which in 1988 began to raise funds for the project with the Christopher Columbus Memorial Fund. Architect Leonard H. Viano made the original sketch of the bust, but after his death in February of 1989, the sketch work was completed by Maryanne Smith, a York County artist. Jerry Williams of Barre Sculpture Studios was the sculptor. Silbaugh Memorials in York County contracted with Rock of Ages to fabricate the sculpture. The sculpture was dedicated on October 3, 1992 to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Columbus' voyage to America. Nearby plaque reads: Christopher Columbus M.F. Inc./(followed by names of ten donors). IAS files contain a full transcription of the names on the front of the base. IAS files contain the newspaper clippings, including: York Daily Record (Pennsylvania), March 10, 1989, and, April 3, 1992 pg. 3B; and York Sunday News (Pennsylvania) Oct. 4, 1994, pg. B1, B9. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. York Sunday News (Pennsylvania), Oct. 4, 1992, pg. B1. 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 PA000597   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture PA000597 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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