General Pulaski Monument, (sculpture).

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General Pulaski Monument, (sculpture).

Maleszewski, Zbigniew, sculptor.

Zalewski, Edward J., designer.

Miekina, Joseph, engineer.

Cobb, Warren W., fabricator.

Norman's Memorials, fabricator.

General Pulaski Monument, (sculpture).

Pulaski Park Polish Monument - 1976, (sculpture).

Dedicated July 4, 1976.

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Stele: Colorado rose red granite and Georgia gray granite; Foundation: concrete slab.

Stele: approx. 20 x 4 x 2 ft.; Foundation: approx. 2 in. x 8 ft. x 6 ft.

(West side below carved relief bust:) KAZIMIERZ/PULASKI/1747-1779/BRIGADIER GENERAL/FATHER OF AMERICAN/CAVALRY. GAVE HIS LIFE/FOR AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE/OCT.11.AT SAVANNAH, GA./IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR/IN TRIBUTE/TO EMINENT POLES WHO,/THROUGH GENIUS, WISDOM,/INVENTION, AND STRUGGLE/FOR FREEDOM,/SERVED HUMANITY/DEDICATED/JULY.4.1976/BY THE POLISH COMMUNITY/OF DENVER/TO CELEBRATE THE/BICENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY/OF THE UNITED STATES/OF AMERICA. (East side below carved relief bust:) TADEUSZ/KOSCIUSZKO/1746-1817/BRIGADIER GENERAL/BRILLIANT MILITARY ENGINEER/DEFENDER OF WEST POINT/TRUE SON OF LIBERTY/W HOLDZIE/W ELKIM POLAKOM, KTORZY/SWYM GENIUSZEM, WIEDZA,/NAUKA I WALKA O WOLNOSC/SLUZYLI LUDZKOSC I/POMNIK TEN POSWIECA/POLONIA W DENVER/DNIA 4 LIPCA 1976 ROKU/W DWUSETNA ROCZNICE/NIEPODLE G LOSCI/STANOW ZJEDNOCZONYCH (On bottom granite block:) ARCHITECT, SCULPTOR/ZBIGNIEW MALESZEWSKI/WARSZAWA, POLAND/ERECTED BY/NORMAN'S MEMORIALS

(North side, below the carved relief bust on the upper proper left:) IGNACY JAN/PADEREWSKI/1860-1941/DISTINGUISHED STATESMAN/MASTER MUSICIAN/DEFENDER OF HUMAN/FREEDOM (North side, below the carved relief bust on the lower proper right:) FRYDERYK/CHOPIN/1810-1849/WORLD RENOWNED/COMPOSER AND PIANIST (South side, below the carved relief bust on the upper proper right:) MARIA/SKLODOWSKA/CURIE/1867-1934/RECIPIENT OF TWO NOBEL/PRIZES. DEVOTED SCIENTIST/DISCOVERER OF RADIUM/AND POLONIUM. (Southside, below carved relief bust on lower proper left:) MIKOLAJ/KOPERNIK/COPERNICUS/1473-1543/FOUNDER OF MODERN/ASTRONOMY, PROVED THE/HELIOCENTRIC THEORY signed Founder's mark appears.

The monument is a tall granite stele featuring carved relief busts of 6 prominent Polish figures. Two large blocks of gray granite form the lower half of the stele. Above these blocks are smaller blocks of gray and red granite, placed in such a way that the red blocks protrude from the north and south sides of the stele. The carved relief busts are on these smaller gray and red blocks. The upper section of the stele is another large block of gray granite. The relief busts of Ignacy Jan Paderewski and Fryderyk Chopin are carved in the red granite blocks on the north side of the stele. The relief busts of Mikolaj Kopernik Copernicus and Maria Sklodowska Curie are carved in the red granite blocks on the south side of the stele. The relief bust of Kazimierz Pulaski is carved in a gray granite block on the west side of the stele, and the relief bust of Tadeusz Kosciuszko is carved in a gray granite block on the east side. Below each relief is inscribed the contributions each figure made. On the east and west sides a tribute has been inscribed; it is in English on the west side and in Polish on the east side. On the east side, two swords are depicted, crossing each other. The top of the monument depicts 13 horizontal stripes and a symbolic eagle.

Portrait male -- Pulaski, Casimir -- Bust

Portrait male -- Paderewski, Ignace Jan -- Bust

Portrait male -- Chopin, Frederic Francois -- Bust

Portrait male -- Copernicus, Nicolaus -- Bust

Portrait female -- Curie, Marie -- Bust

Portrait male -- Kosciuszko, Thaddeus -- Bust

Ethnic -- Polish

Occupation -- Military -- General

Performing Arts -- Music -- Piano

Occupation -- Political -- Statesman

Performing Arts -- Music -- Composer

Occupation -- Science -- Astronomer

Occupation -- Science -- Chemist

Object -- Weapon -- Sword

Animal -- Bird -- Eagle

Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- Denver

Administered by City and County of Denver, Department of Parks & Recreation, 2300 15th Street, Suite 150, Denver, Colorado 80202

Located Pulaski Park, Corner of Madison & North Cherry Creek Drive, Denver, Colorado

Formerly administered by City and County of Denver, Commission on Cultural Affairs, Ste. 1600, 1st Western Plaza, 303 W. Colfax Avenue, Denver, Colorado 80204

Donated by the Polish Community of Denver, who raised funds for the monument. IAS files contain copies of articles from the Post Eagle (Clifton, NJ), Jan. 14, 1976, pg. 1, 12, which discusses the fundraising and creation; Rocky Mountain News, Feb. 14, 1976, pg. 51, 65, which discusses and includes photo of creation; Denver Post, which discusses fundraising and dedication plans; Rocky Mountain News, July 5, 1976, pg. 34, which consists of photo and caption of dedication; the Post Eagle (Clifton, NJ), July 28, 1976, pg. 1, 6, which includes an interview with the artist; and the Denver Catholic Register, July 16, 1986, pg. 10, which discusses a 10th anniversary commemoration. IAS files also contain copies of unpublished archival material about the history of the monument, and copy of the dedication program.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Colorado, Denver survey, 1993.

City and County of Denver, 1987.

City and County of Denver, Mayor's Office of Art, Culture and Film, 1996.

Public Monument Conservation Project, 1986.

Rocky Mountain News, July 5, 1976, pg. 34.

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