Sculptor:

Unknown  Search this

Subject:

Columbus, Christopher  Search this

Medium:

Sculpture: marble; Base: granite

Culture:

Italian  Search this

Type:

Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture

Sculptures

Owner/Location:

Administered by City of Long Branch Department of Public Works 344 Broadway Long Branch New Jersey 07740

Located Slocum Park Broadway & Slocum Place Long Branch New Jersey

Date:

Dedicated Oct. 12, 1961

Notes:

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey survey, 1995.

Summary:

Full-length figure of Christopher Columbus. He wears a knee-length belted tunic and a long cloak over his shoulders. In his proper left hand he holds a scroll of paper. His proper right hand rests on the top of a ship's spoked steering wheel which is directly behind his legs. The marble sculpture stands on a granite base.

Topic:

Portrait male--Full length  Search this

Occupation--Other--Explorer  Search this

Architecture--Boat--Detail  Search this

Object--Written Matter--Scroll  Search this

Ethnic  Search this

Control number:

IAS NJ000496

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_337565