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Christopher Columbus Quincentennial

Bottone Memorials
1992

Description

Column with engraved portrait of Columbus, Before Columbus are depictions of his ships the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria, topped by a terrestrial globe.

Inscription(s)

CHRISTOPHER
COLUMBUS
1492-1992

[portrait]

BRIDGING CULTURES
RESPECTING DIFFERENCES
SHARING VALUES

ERECTED BY SCHENECTADY
COLUMBUS QUINCENTENNIAL COMMITTEE

At the sides:
IN MEMORY (HONOR) OF CHARLES SR.
AND FLORENCE DRAGO FOR THEIR
CONTRIBUTION TO THE COMMUNITY AND
THE ADVANCEMENT OF ITALIAN HERITAGE.

DEDICATED TO ALL THE MEMBERS
OF THE GABRIELE D'ANNUNZIO
LODGE 321 ORDER SON'S OF
ITALY IN AMERICA.

Artist

Bottone Memorials, fabricator.

Sources & Information

Washington Park Conservancy, Christopher Columbus Monument in Schenectady, New York.
Smithsonian American Art Museum, SIRIS (Smithsonian Institution Research Information system).

Location (N 42°48'39" - W 73°56'20") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: usny03; Added: 11 January 2005

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