Statue of Christopher Columbus (Middletown, Connecticut) explained
| Statue of Christopher Columbus |
| Italic Title: | no |
| Subject: | Christopher Columbus |
| Metric Unit: | cm |
| Imperial Unit: | in |
| City: | Middletown, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Mapframe: | yes |
| Mapframe-Zoom: | 13 |
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.[1] [2] [3]
The statue has been repeatedly vandalized. In 2016 the test on its plinth, reading "discoverer of America" was changed to "looter of America".[3] It was damaged in 2017 when vandals chipped away the sculpture's nose.[4] Also in 2017, vandals painted the statue's hands in red, and left the spray-painted text "kill the colonizer" on the statue's base.[5] [6] In 2019 it was vandalized again with red spray-paint.[2]
The statue was removed in June 2020.[7]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Middletown mayor: Why Christopher Columbus statue was removed. Staff reports. June 14, 2020. The Middletown Press.
- Web site: Middletown police seek clues in Columbus statue defacement. November 4, 2019. The Middletown Press.
- Web site: Founder's son: Defacement of Middletown's Columbus statue disregards spirit of creation. October 19, 2016. The Middletown Press.
- Web site: Middletown exploring options to repair Columbus statue year after vandalism. Jeff. Mill. October 8, 2018. The Middletown Press.
- Web site: Columbus Statues in Connecticut Vandalized. 8 October 2017 .
- Web site: Connecticut thrust into the middle of national fight over Christopher Columbus. October 10, 2017. Connecticut Post.
- Web site: Christopher Columbus statue temporarily removed in Middletown, mayor says it hasn't been vandalized. June 14, 2020. Zane. Frederick. Teresa. Pellicano. Samaia. Hernandez.
