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Columbus, (sculpture). Artist:  Chiaramonte, Gaetano, sculptor. Chiurazzi, Gennaro, fabricator. Foundries and Quarry of Art, fabricator. Title:  Columbus, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Oct. 28, 1958. Medium:  Sculpture: white Carrara marble; Base: white Carrara marble. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 8 ft.; Base: approx. H. 9 ft. Inscription:  (On front of base, incised lettering:) CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS/BORN GENOA ITALY 1451/DIED VALLADOLID SPAIN 1506 (On rear of base, incised lettering:) ERECTED THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF THE/COMMUNITY'S CITIZENS OF ITALIAN/ORIGIN AND DONATED TO THE/CITY OF ATLANTIC CITY BY THE/COLUMBUS DAY COMMITTEE/JOHN B. BARATTA/ OCTOBER 12-1958 GENERAL CHAIRMAN Description:  Christopher Columbus, dressed in a thigh-length garment draped with a cape, stands with his proper left foot forward on a rock. He holds the top of an anchor with his proper left hand, the bottom of which rests on the ground beside his proper left foot. In his proper right hand is a scroll. The sculpture is mounted atop a tiered base with a stepped bottom that is surrounded by several inlaid plaques and enclosed by a fence. Subject:  Portrait male -- Columbus, Christopher -- Full length Occupation -- Other -- Explorer Occupation -- Transportation -- Navigator Ethnic -- Italian Architecture -- Boat -- Detail Object -- Written Matter -- Scroll Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Atlantic City Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Atlantic City, Fine Arts Commission, Garden Pier Cultural Arts Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey 08401 Located Columbus Plaza, Arkansas & Atlantic Avenue, Atlantic City, New Jersey Remarks:  The sculpture cost $10,000. The Columbus Day Committee of Atlantic City purchased the sculpture from an Italian firm with funds contributed by approximately 400 area citizens of Italian America origin. The firm, Foundries and Quarry of Art, located in Naples, Italy, headed by Gennaro Chiurazzi, produced the sculpture with the artist. Small inlaid plaque at foot of base reads: IN MEMORY OF/SALVATORE T. CONSALVO JR./1927-1969/"his heart only knew love"/GENERAL CHAIRMAN/COLUMBUS DAY COMMITTEE/1965-1969. IAS files contain partial transcription of large plaque at foot of base. IAS files contain related articles from the Atlantic City Press, June 30, 1957, Oct. 8, 1958 and Oct. 13, 1958 (from Atlantic City Free Public Library, vertical historical file under "Monuments"). References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey survey, 1995. Illustration:  Image on file. Atlantic City Press, Oct. 8, 1958. 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 NJ000411   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NJ000411 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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