Discus_Thrower_(Washington,_D.C.)

<i>Discus Thrower</i> (Washington, D.C.)

Discus Thrower (Washington, D.C.)

Bronze sculpture in Washington, D.C.

Discus Thrower is a bronze sculpture in Washington, D.C.[1] A copy of Myron's Discobolus, it is located in Edward J. Kelly Park, at 21st Street and Virginia Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C.[2] The architect was Rodolfo Siviero, and the founder was Bruno Bearzi.

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It was dedicated on March 1, 1956. It was a gift from the Italian government to commemorate the return of looted art objects after World War II.[3]

The inscription reads:
(Base of sculpture, east side:)
GLI ITALIANI
AL POPOLO AMERICANO
28 FEBBRAIO 1956
(Base of sculpture, west side:)
SIGNVM IVSTITIAE RESTITVTAE
XXVIII.II.MCMXLVIII

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References

  1. [1]
    http://dcmemorials.com/index_indiv0000922.htm
  2. [2]
    "Discus Thrower", Waymarking
  3. [3]
    "Discus Thrower, (sculpture)". SIRIS


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