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    		• Beck & Beck, Inc.,
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Busti, Paolo
     
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    		• Ethnic -- Italian
     
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    		• Occupation -- Other
     
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    		• Occupation -- Other
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Batavia
     
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    		• Relief
     
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    		• Obelisk
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Paolo Busti Granite Spire, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Beck & Beck, Inc., fabricator.
    Title: 
    Paolo Busti Granite Spire, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Busti Monument, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Dedicated October 27, 1984.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: Keystone black granite; Base: Keystone black granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 12 ft. x 27 in. x 27 in.; Base: approx. 16.5 in. x 42.5 in. x 42.5 in.
    Inscription: 
    (Below relief bust, incised lettering:) PAOLO BUSTI/BORN OCT. 17, 1749/DIED JULY 23, 1824 (On bronze plaque, front of base:) MONUMENT DEDICATED IN PAOLO BUSTI PARK OCTOBER 27, 1984 BY THE PAOLO BUSTI CULTURAL FOUNDATION OF GENESEE COUNTY PAOLO BUSTI'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF WNY HAS BEEN OVERLOOKED. HIS FORECAST AND BUSINESS ACUMEN WERE IMPORTANT TO THE SETTLEMENT OF HOLLAND LAND COMPANY SALES. BORN AND EDUCATED IN MILAN, ITALY, BUSTI'S BUSINESS TALENTS SURFACED IN DUTCH BANKS. HIS REPUTATION FOR INDUSTRY AND SCRUPULOUS HONESTY SPURRED AN OFFER TO BE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMPANY IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. NAMED GENERAL AGENT IN 1799, BUSTI RECEIVED TITLE TO ALL THE COMPANY LANDS, REPRESENTED DUTCH INVESTORS AND COULD EVEN DEFEND THEIR INTERESTS IN COURT.
    (On bronze plaque on base:) BUSTI APPOINTED AS HIS LOCAL AGENT J. ELLICOTT WHO LATER WISHED TO NAME THIS SETTLEMENT AFTER BUSTI WHO HUMBLY DECLINED AND RECOMMENDED NAMING IT AFTER THE REPUBLIC OF BATAVIA HONORING THE DUTCH INVESTORS. BUSTI ENCOURAGED ACTUAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE AREA, PROMOTED POLICIES DESIGNED FOR THE BENEFIT OF SETTLERS BY DONATING LAND FOR PUBLIC USES AND PAYING CONSTRUCTION COSTS. LAND GIVEN FOR THE CANAL ASSURED WNY'S POSITION IN INDUSTRY AND TRADE. HIS POLICIES HELPED FORGE THE BASIS FOR NEW YORK TO BECOME THE EMPIRE STATE PAOLI BUSTI CULTURAL FOUNDATION OF GENESEE COUNTY 1984 OFFICERS FLORENCE E. GIOIA-PRESIDENT RACHAEL T. MARCH-SECRETARY DOMENIC R. CECERO-VICE PRESIDENT ROBERT A RANDACCIO-TREASURER DIRECTORS DANIEL C. BATTAGLIA GENAR CUCCO MICHAEL J. GAUTIERI VITO J. GAUTIERI AUGUSTIN IANNELO CHARLES L. MANCUSO GIOCONDA B. MC GETIGAN VITO PRICOLA JOHN SCOPANO
    (On bronze plaque on base:) BUSTI DONATED LAND AND MONEY FOR CHURCHES, INNS, COURTHOUSES SCHOOLS, ROADS, AND THE CANAL. INTEGRITY AND HONESTY GOVERNED HIS DECISIONS. REFUSING TO SELL TO SPECULATORS, HE PROMOTED SALES TO SETTLERS WITH LOW PRICES, LONG CREDIT, AND EVERY NECESSARY ACCOMMODATION. HE BELIEVED THE SETTLERS' INDUSTRIOUSNESS AND ENTERPRISE WOULD DEVELOP THE AREA'S RESOURCES. TO THE INDUSTRIOUS AND THE INDIGENT, PAOLO BUSTI WAS A FRIEND. THE BATAVIA TIMES SAID HE WAS: "BENEVOLENT, KIND, GENEROUS AND HUMAN - THE PATRON OF RELIGION - THE FRIEND, THE BENEFACTOR, AND THE ORNAMENT OF MEN." SO SHOULD HE BE REMEMBERED.
    (On rear of base, incised lettering:) PAOLO BUSTI CULTURAL FOUNDATION OF GENESEE COUNTY ACKNOWLEDGES THE FOLLOWING DONORS & MEMORIALS ELMO J. BOHN BY M. BOHN & FAMILY MR. & MRS. JOHN D. GIOIA SR. BY FRANCIS X GIOIA FAMILY THE GAUTIERI FAMILY MR. & MRS. SALVATORE MARCHESE BY THE GILMARTINS THE FAMILY OF LAWERANCE J. MANCUSO THE FAMILY OF MR. & MRS. STEFANO OGNIBENE JAMES TASSONE BY VINCENT D. & RACHEL T. MARCH THE FAMILY OF PAT E. PROVENZANO MANCUSO ENTERPRISES ST. NICHOLAS SOCIAL CLUB V.J. GAUTIERI INC. unsigned
    Description: 
    An obelisk containing a relief bust of Paolo Busti inlaid on the front. Busti appears in proper left profile. He is wearing an 1820s style jacket with a neck scarf tucked into it.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Busti, Paolo -- Bust
    Ethnic -- Italian
    Occupation -- Other -- Businessman
    Occupation -- Other -- Colonizer
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Batavia
    Relief
    Obelisk
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Genesee County, Highway Department, Main & Court Streets, Batavia, New York 14020
    Located Paolo Busti Park, Next to Holland Land Office Museum on West Main Street, Batavia, New York
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture cost $17,000. The Paolo Busti Cultural Foundation of Genesee County, an organization dedicated to promulgating the positive contribution of Italian Americans, raised funds to install the sculpture. It honors Palo Busti (1749-1824), former director of the Holland Land Company. Busti played a key role in the settling of Genesse County and the naming of Batavia. IAS files contain related articles from the Batavia Daily News, Aug. 7, 1984 and a dedication program.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1993.
    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 NY000706
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