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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Frierson, Estelle Hampton,     Chrysostomides, Stavros Alexander,     South Carolina Wildlife Creations,     Richtex,     Portrait male -- Columbus, Christopher     Occupation -- Other     Occupation -- Transportation     Ethnic -- Italian     Portrait male -- Burkholder, Lynwood R.     Outdoor Sculpture -- South Carolina -- Columbia     Sculpture

Christopher Columbus, (sculpture). Artist:  Frierson, Estelle Hampton, sculptor. Chrysostomides, Stavros Alexander, 1923-2007, sculptor. South Carolina Wildlife Creations, founder. Richtex, contractor. Title:  Christopher Columbus, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Oct. 11, 1992. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: red brick. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 7 ft. x Diam. 2 ft. 6 in.; Base: approx. 8 ft. x 3 ft. 6 in. x 3 ft. 6 in. Inscription:  (Four plaques contain the dedication, a quote from Columbus, a list of contributors and background information on Columbia, South Carolina. Names of twenty-three Revolutionary War heroes from South Carolina are engraved on the bricks) Founder's mark appears. Description:  Full-length figure of Christopher Columbus stands on rectangular base. He holds an ornate cross in his proper right hand and his proper left hand is outstretched, palm up. He wears a calf-length coat with decorative wrist and sleeve bands and a large wool-like collar. He wears slippers, a skirt and a decorative shirt. The figure faces the City of Columbia. Subject:  Portrait male -- Columbus, Christopher -- Full length Occupation -- Other -- Explorer Occupation -- Transportation -- Navigator Ethnic -- Italian Portrait male -- Burkholder, Lynwood R. -- Full length Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- South Carolina -- Columbia Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Columbia, Department of Parks & Recreation, 1932 Calhoun Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29201 Located Riverfront Park, Columbia, South Carolina Remarks:  Erected for the Quincentennial of the Discovery of America. Columbia, South Carolina is reportedly the first American city to be named for Columbus. Sculpture project was initiated by the South Carolina Daughters of the American Revolution with funding from corporate, private and in-kind donations. Richtex, a Columbia brick manufacturer, built the base. Lynwood R. Burkholder was the model. The artist is a Regent of the South Carolina Daughters of the American Revolution. IAS files include texts of the plaques, diagrams and plans for the plaza and photocopied images of the work in progress. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, South Carolina 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 SC000229   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture SC000229 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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