A statue of Christopher Columbus by Mario Zamora was installed in Chula Vista, California's Discovery Park, in the United States. The statue has been vandalized multiple times.[1][2] It was removed and placed into storage in June 2020.[3]
Statue of Christopher Columbus | |
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Artist | Mario Zamora |
Medium | Bronze sculpture |
Subject | Christopher Columbus |
Dimensions | 1.8 m × 0.91 m × 0.61 m (6 ft × 3 ft × 2 ft) |
Location | Chula Vista, California, U.S. |
The statue was installed in 1991 as part of the Columbus Quincentenary.[4] It was surveyed by the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1993.[5]
The memorial depicts Christopher Columbus with his arms crossed over his chest and holding a telescope. The bronze sculpture measures approximately 6 x 3 x 2 ft and rests on a 6-ft tall granite base with a 6-ft diameter. A plaque reads: "Columbus found a world, and had no chart / save one that faith deciphered in the skies / to trust the soul's invincible surmise / was all his science and his only art / George Santayana / Dedicated to the people of Chula Vista by the Rancho Del Rey partnership / a joint venture between McMillin Communities and Home Capital".[5]
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