 The pedestal in 2022, following the bust's removal | |
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| Location | Detroit, Michigan, United States |
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| Type | Bust |
| Dedicated to | Christopher Columbus |
A bust of Christopher Columbus was installed in Detroit, Michigan, United States. The memorial was removed in June 2020. [1] [2]
Christopher Columbus is a bronze statue of Italian explorer and navigator Christopher Columbus. It was installed during 1933 in Chicago's Grant Park, in the U.S. state of Illinois. Created by the Milanese-born sculptor Carlo Brioschi, it was set on an exedra and pedestal designed with the help of architect Clarence H. Johnston. It was removed and put in storage in 2020.
An outdoor 1992 bronze sculpture of Christopher Columbus by Joe Incrapera was installed in Houston's Bell Park, in the U.S. state of Texas. It was later removed in 2020 after a history of vandalism.
Christopher Columbus, also known as the Christopher Columbus Discovery Monument, is a c. 1890–1892 copper sculpture depicting Christopher Columbus by Alfonso Pelzer, installed on the Ohio Statehouse grounds, in Columbus, Ohio, United States.
A 1959 statue of Christopher Columbus by Alfred Solani was installed on the Columbus State Community College's downtown campus in Columbus, Ohio, United States. The monument is one of three in Columbus commemorating the explorer. The statue was removed June 19, 2020.
A statue of Christopher Columbus was installed in Wilmington, Delaware, United States. It was produced by the sculptor Egidio Giaroli in Rome, and was cast and molded in the Italian city of Pistoia. The statue was unveiled on October 12, 1957, and was removed in June 2020, its status and future currently is unclear, and its impromptu removal controversial and the subject of political debate.
A statue of Christopher Columbus was installed in Pioneer Park, San Francisco, California.
A statue of Christopher Columbus was installed in Denver, Colorado, United States. It was the work of Denver-based artist William F. Joseph, dedicated in 1972. Joseph's statue was vandalized and torn down by protestors in June 2020 during the civil unrest that followed the murder of George Floyd in May 2020. A number of monuments and memorials across the United States associated with racial injustice were vandalized, destroyed or removed. The statue is being stored at an undisclosed location.
A statue of Christopher Columbus by Mario Zamora was installed in Chula Vista, California's formerly named Discovery Park, in the United States. The statue has been vandalized multiple times. It was removed and placed into storage in June 2020. The park named after Columbus's so-called "discovery" of America was renamed in 2022.
The Middletown, Connecticut Christopher Columbus statue was a memorial to Columbus that was installed in the city's Harbor Park. The sculpture was donated to the city in 1996 by the Italian American Civic Order, the Italian Society of Middletown and local Italian-American families.
A statue of Christopher Columbus was installed in Columbia, South Carolina, United States as part of the Columbus Quincentenary. The memorial was removed and placed into storage in June 2020.
In 1884, a statue of Christopher Columbus was installed in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. The dedication inscription on its base read: “The XIX Centurÿ to Christopher Columbus 1884.”
A bust of Christopher Columbus was installed in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States in 1992. The bust was dedicated at the Lancaster County Courthouse on the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’ discovery of America. Designed by Art Research and Technology of Lancaster at a cost of $13,000, the bronze bust depicts Columbus with chin-length hair, wearing a period hat and a pleated shirt and cloak. It was surveyed by the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1995.
Bust of Christopher Columbus may refer to:
Columbus' Last Appeal to Queen Isabella is a statuary group which was previously installed in the California State Capitol in Sacramento in 1883. It was the work of Larkin Goldsmith Mead (1835-1910). The statues were removed in 2020.
The Hartford, Connecticut statue of Christopher Columbus is eight-foot tall bronze sculpture installed on Columbus Green, near Bushnell Park. The statue is by the artist Vincenzo Miserendino.
A statue of Christopher Columbus was installed in New Haven, Connecticut, United States.
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