Heroic sized portrait of Christopher Columbus. In his proper right hand he holds a rolled document while his proper left hand rests on his chest. He is dressed in a cloak.
Inscriptions:
Plaque on the front of the base:
Christopher Columbus/ Gift of the City of Genoa, Italy, to the city which/ so proudly bears the name of Columbus/ "Testimonial of the values and virtues which the/ figure and enterprise of the great son of Genoa has/ entrusted to the human conscience."...
Notes
The statue arrived in 1955 when it was donated to the city by the citizens of Genoa, Italy. Edoardo Alfieri, the sculptor, delivered the statue to Mayor M. E. "Jack" Sensenbrenner. The statue was dedicated with an estimated crowd of 200,000 on hand.
