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Discus Thrower map_it

  • Sculptor: Kostas Dimitriadis
  • Architect: Mckim Mead and White
  • Description: Standing figure (heroic scale) with integral plinth, on pedestal, front decorated with applied wreath and urn, plaque at rear
  • Materials: Figure, pedestal decorations, plaque--bronze; Pedestal-- Stony Creek granite (polished)
  • Dimensions: Sculpture: H: 7'2" W: 2'10" D: 3'9"; Base: H: 4'2" W: 3'4" D: 4'5" Overall: H: 11'4" W: 3'4" D: 4'5"; Plaque H: 6" W: 11"
  • Cast: ca. 1926
  • Dedicated: 1926
  • Foundry: Modern Art Foundry (restoration)
  • Donor: Mr. and Mrs. Ery Kehaya; Bloomberg News (restoration)
  • Inscription: 1&2) Pedestal, each side: "THE DISCUS THROWER"

    3) Pedestal rear, plaque: "PRESENTED BY / MR. AND MRS. ERY KEHAYA / MCMXXVI"

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