Cristoforo Colombo, (sculpture)

Object Details

Notes: Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Cleveland survey, 1993.; Image on file.; Plain Dealer (Cleveland, OH), Oct. 14, 1992, pg. 1-B.; Louis Regalbuto L.I.R. (On front of base, incised:) CRISTOFORO/COLOMBO/1451 -- 1506/(Three ships)/DISCOVERER OF/AMERICA/OCTOBER 12, 1492 (On side of base, incised:) PRESENTED TO THE/LITTLE ITALY COMMUNITY/BY ALL THE GENEROUS DONORS AND/THE LITTLE ITALY RETIREES/WHO MADE THIS STATUE POSSIBLE/(List of names follows)/DESIGNER, SCULPTOR/LOUIS REGALBUTO L.I.R./OCTOBER 12, 1988 signed; 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.
Summary: A figure of Christopher Columbus, dressed in period costume of the 15th century including a hat, stands holding a map with his proper right hand and a navigational device called an astrolabe over his proper left hip. The figure is placed atop an inscribed and decorated base.

Owner/Location: Coadministered by Holy Rosary Catholic Church 12021 Mayfield Road Cleveland Ohio; Coadministered by Catholic Diocese of Cleveland, Ohio Chancery 1027 Superior Avenue Cleveland Ohio 44114; Located Holy Rosary Catholic School 12021 Mayfield Road Cleveland Ohio

Topic: Portrait male--Full length; Occupation--Other--Explorer; Occupation--Transportation--Navigator; Ethnic; Object--Tool--Measuring Device; Object--Written Matter--Map