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Mount Kisco
New York

Village Center Park
(Main St.)

Christopher Columbus

Joseph Emilio Finelli
1992

Description

Bronze statue of Columbus with map, on a pedestal built of granite blocks.

Inscription(s)

Bronze plaque on the pedestal:

CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
1492-1992
We, the Italian American Club of Northern Westchester, Inc.
and contributing organizations, families, and individuals
present this monument to the people of Mount Kisco,
in observance of the 500th anniversary of Columbus' discovery
of the New World. The monument has been erected to symbolize
that as Americans, we are an immigrant society.
[List of sponsors and major contributors]

Signature

JOSEPH A. (sic) FINELLI

Sculptor

Joseph Emilio Finelli, sculptor.

Sources & Information

Found the location on the website of the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute.
Smithsonian American Art Museum, SIRIS (Smithsonian Institution Research Information system).

Locatie (N 41°12'25" - W 73°43'36") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: usny04; Photograph: 26 January 2001 / updated: 20 November 2010
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