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Hudson-Fulton Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Konti, Isidore, 1862-1938, sculptor. Title:  Hudson-Fulton Monument, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Spirit of Discovery, (sculpture). Dates:  1924. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 8 ft.; Base: approx. H. 12 ft. Description:  Full-length male figure in a wind-blown short toga stands atop a tall, tapered pedestal. His proper right hand shades his eyes as he looks off into the distance. Reliefs on the pedestal illustrate Henry Hudson's Half Moon and John Fulton's steamer the Clermont sailing up the Hudson River. Busts of Hudson and Fulton were once installed on either side of the pedestal. Subject:  Figure male -- Full length Portrait male -- Hudson, Henry -- Bust Portrait male -- Fulton, John -- Bust Occupation -- Other -- Explorer Architecture -- Boat -- Half Moon Architecture -- Boat -- Clermont Landscape -- River -- Hudson River Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Yonkers Relief Sculpture Owner:  Located Warburton & Odell Avenues, Yonkers, New York Remarks:  Commissioned by a Citizens Auxiliary Committee and financed with funds left over from the 1909 Hudson-Fulton Centennial Celebration. Sketch models for this work are in the collection of the Hudson River Museum (see IAS records 76004662 and 76004672). Busts of Hudson and Fulton on either side of the monument were stolen. For related reading, see "The sculpture of Isidore Konti, 1862-1938, [Exhibition held] January 26-March 30, 1975, the Hudson River Museum." (Yonkers, Hudson River Museum, c1974). References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. Related Works:  For study see: 76004662. For study see: 76004672. 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 NY001855   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NY001855 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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