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Birth of the New World

Zurab K. Tsereteli
2004

Description

Model (4 meters) of the Birth of the New World, a statue of 120 meters high to be erected in Cataño, Puerto Rico.

Inscription(s)

Plaque with the following text:

Zurab Tsereteli's (artist)
Christopher Columbus Statue
"Birth of a New World"
Presented to
Dundalk Knights of Columbus Council #2942
With The Generous Donations By
Owl Metals

Middle River Aircraft Systems T&M Services DeLory & Sons ABC Rentals	Robbins Motor Transportation Co. United Crane & Rigging Midway Lumber Inc. Holabird Metal Products
The Ladies Club of Dundalk Council Special Thanks To
Joe Witomski Grand Knight Joe Alvey PGK Ron Gontasz PGK Mike Rutter Walt Walton Chuck Connelly	Joe Herman Deputy Grand Knight Bob Bichell PGK John Raber PGK Ed Spallone Don Martin Jerry Dominic

Annotation

This statue had been abandoned in a shipping container repair yard where it was found by Owl Metals, a metal recycling company. It was reassembled and cleaned before being donated to the Knights of Columbus hall in Dundalk.

Sculptor

Zurab Konstantines dze Tsereteli (Georgian: ზურაბ წერეთელი, Russian: Зураб Константинович Церетели) (Tbilisi, Georgia, 1934), Georgian-Russian painter, sculptor and architect (Website – Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Photos and information: Stephen M. Woodburn, ass. professor of History at Southwestern College, Winfield, Kans.
Joe Nawrozki, Columbus discovers a new home in Dundalk. On-line.
Smithsonian American Art Museum, SIRIS (Smithsonian Institution Research Information system).

Locatie (N 39°15'34" - W 76°30'39") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: usmd05; Added: 18 November 2006 / Updated: 21 November 2010

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