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    		• Giaroli, Egidio,
     
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    		• Fagnani, Leon,
     
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    		• Michelucci Foundry,
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Columbus, Christopher
     
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    		• Occupation -- Other
     
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    		• Occupation -- Transportation
     
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    		• Ethnic -- Italian
     
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    		• Emblem -- Cross
     
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    		• Religion -- New Testament
     
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    		• History -- United States
     
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    		• History -- Exploration
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Delaware -- Wilmington
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Christopher Columbus, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Giaroli, Egidio, 1912- , sculptor.
    Fagnani, Leon, architect.
    Michelucci Foundry, founder.
    Title: 
    Christopher Columbus, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1957. Dedicated Oct. 12, 1957.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: stone.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 11 ft. 6 in. x 5 ft. 4 in. x 6 ft.; Base: approx. 5 ft. 2 in. x 4 ft. x 5 ft. 8 in.
    Inscription: 
    (Proper right of sculpture bottom:) E. GIAROLI ROMA (Front of base, incised:) CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS/OCTOBER 12, 1492 signed
    Description: 
    Monumental statue of Columbus, striding forward, holding a crucifix. The sculpture stands on a pedestal which rests upon a two foot high concrete platform.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Columbus, Christopher -- Full length
    Occupation -- Other -- Explorer
    Occupation -- Transportation -- Navigator
    Ethnic -- Italian
    Emblem -- Cross
    Religion -- New Testament -- Christ
    History -- United States -- Discovery of U.S.
    History -- Exploration -- Americas
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Delaware -- Wilmington
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by St. Anthony of Padua Church, 9th & DuPont Streets, Wilmington, Delaware
    Located Columbus Square, Pennsylvania Avenue & Franklin Street, Wilmington, Delaware
    Remarks: 
    Commissioned by the Sons of Italy, Wilmington, Delaware, in conjunction with Knights of Columbus, Wilmington who raised the 25,000 dollars needed through public subscription. The pedestal was executed by Leon Fagnani.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Delaware survey, 1995.
    Silver, Robert T., "Outdoor Sculpture in Wilmington," Wilmington, Delaware: Wilmington Arts Commission, 1987.
    Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Silver, Robert T., "Outdoor Sculpture in Wilmington," Wilmington, Delaware: Wilmington Arts Commission, 1987, pg. 14.
    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 77003034
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