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Scranton
Pennsylvania

Courthouse Square

Christopher Columbus

Alberto Cottini
1892

Scranton / Christopher Columbus

Description

A standing portrait of Christopher Columbus with his proper left hand resting on a unfurled scroll and his proper right hand pointing toward America.

Inscription(s)

1492 - 1892
COLUMBUS

Annotation

Oldest statue in city's main square; statue placed with Columbus pointing west; re-dedicated on Oct. 12, 1992 after refurbishing.

Donated by local Italian Americans.

This monument on postcards

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Sculptor

Alberto (Albini?) Cottini.

Sources & Information

Postcards in author's collection.
Tributes to Christopher Columbus in the United States.
Néstor Ponce de León, The Columbus Gallery (New York, 1893), p. 124-125.
Smithsonian American Art Museum, SIRIS (Smithsonian Institution Research Information system).

Tags

Locatie (N 41°24'28" - W 75°39'48") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: uspa16; Added: 21 May 2006

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