Description
Marble statue of Columbus with a map and globe.
Inscription(s)
On the front of the pedestal:
CRISTOFORO
COLOMBO.
On the back of the pedestal:
TO
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
IN IMPERISHABLE
REMEMBRANCE
FROM ITALIAN CITIZENS
OF WHITE PLAINS
UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE FOLLOWING
N. BAMBACE F. GESTONE
R. BRIANTE R. BERNARDUCCI
N. PIRONE V. FASTIGGI
C. BAMBACE F. DEBUONO
ERECTED OCTOBER 12, 1915.
Signature
(hardly readable): PETER CEL. WOODLAWN
Annotation
The statue is owned by the White Plains Historical Society.
Sculptor
- Peter Celi, American sculptor.
Sources & Information
Tags
Locatie (N 41°2'11" - W 73°45'53") (Satellite view: Google Maps)
Item Code: usny15; Photograph: 26 January 2001
/ updated: 20 November 2010
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