Sculptor:

Unknown  Search this

Subject:

Columbus, Christopher  Search this

Medium:

Figure: copper

Culture:

Italian  Search this

Type:

Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture

Sculptures

Owner/Location:

St. Philip & St James School South Main & Stockton Streets Phillipsburg New Jersey

Date:

1892. Rededicated 1992

Notes:

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey survey, 1995.

Summary:

A figure of Christopher Columbus, dressed in period garb that includes a hat, stands holding an orb topped by a cross in his extended proper left hand. The figure is set atop an incised base that is surrounded by a low fence.

Topic:

Portrait male--Full length  Search this

Occupation--Other--Explorer  Search this

Occupation--Transportation--Navigator  Search this

Ethnic  Search this

Object--Other--Orb  Search this

Control number:

IAS NJ000228

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_328585