Description
Standing statue of Columbus, dressed in period costume of the 15th century including a hat, stands holding a map with his right hand and an astrolabe over his left hip.
Inscription(s)
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)
designer, sculptor
louis regalbuto l.i.r.
october 12, 1988
Annotation
Commissioned by the Little Italy Retirees Club for $21,000 and presented to the Little Italy community by the Retirees Club and generous donors. The sculpture was designed and sculpted by Louis Regalbuto with the assistance of Theodor Seroie of Kotecki Monuments
Louis Regalbuto, the sculptor, is Knight of Columbus of Gilmour Council 310 in Mayfield Heights, Ohio. Regalbuto presented two small models of the statue to his council, one of which now stands at the entrance to the council home.
Sculptor
Sources & Information
Tags
Locatie (N 41°30'31" - W 81°35'56") (Satellite view: Google Maps)
Item Code: usoh02;
Added: 7 December 2006
/ Updated: 21 November 2010
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