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The first proposal for the construction of two sculptures to flank the Capitol's main staircase was submitted by Pennsylvania senator James Buchanan in April, 1836. [1] The Discovery of America was commissioned on April 3, 1837, when President Martin Van Buren sanctioned the engineering of Luigi Persico’s design for the sculptural group. [2]
Christopher Columbus Statue (1970, 1986, 1995) located at Columbus Plaza (W. Main Street and Lawrence Hill Rd.) Lackawanna. Bust of Christopher Columbus (1940) located at Bethlehem Park, Madison Ave. Lindenhurst. Columbus Monument (1991) 7-foot-tall monument [186] Mahopac. Christopher Columbus Statue (1992) located at Thompson & McAlpin Streets ...
To the left of the staircase was another sculpture, Luigi Persico's Discovery of America (1837–1850) that depicts a triumphant Christopher Columbus and a cowering Indian maiden. The final composition for Discovery resembled James Buchanan ’s description: “Whilst he is thus standing upon the shore, a female savage, with awe and wonder ...
Statue of Christopher Columbus (Central Park) Statue of Christopher Columbus (Chelsea, Massachusetts) Drake Fountain; Statue of Christopher Columbus (Chicago) Statue of Christopher Columbus (Chula Vista, California) Statue of Christopher Columbus (Columbia, South Carolina) Statue of Christopher Columbus (Columbus City Hall) Columbus Fountain
Christopher Columbus Explaining His Intended Voyage is an 1834 history painting by the British artist David Wilkie. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is held in the collection of the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh .
The Columbus Monument is a 76-foot (23 m) column in the center of Columbus Circle in New York City honoring the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus, who first made an expedition to the New World in 1492. The monument was created by Italian sculptor Gaetano Russo in 1892.
The artwork was surveyed by the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1993. [2] Amid news of the city's other two statues of Christopher Columbus being removed, the legislators in the Capitol Square Review & Advisory Board discussed the Statehouse statue during their July 16 meeting. [4]
La Vela di Colombo, or the Sail of Columbus, is a monument located along the Hudson River Waterfront Walkway at Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey.It commemorates the 500th anniversary of the journey of Christopher Columbus to America in 1492, the role of Genoa, Italy in the Age of Discovery, and Italian immigration to the Port of New York and New Jersey.