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{{Short description|Sculpture in Manhattan, New York, U.S.}}
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'''''Giuseppe Mazzini''''' is an outdoor [[Bronze sculpture|bronze]] bust of [[Giuseppe Mazzini]] by Giovanni Turini, overlooking [[Sheep Meadow]] in [[Central Park]] in [[Manhattan]], [[New York]]. The sculpture was commissioned by a group of Italian-Americans and was dedicated in 1878. It sits on a granite pedestal, which includes two inscriptions that translate to "thought and action" and "God and the people". In 1994, the bust was restored by the [[Central Park Conservancy]].<ref name=CPC>{{Cite web|url=http://www.centralparknyc.org/things-to-see-and-do/attractions/giuseppe-mazzini.html|title=Giuseppe Mazzini|accessdate=June 26, 2014|publisher=[[Central Park Conservancy]]}}</ref>
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An outdoor [[Bronze sculpture|bronze]] bust of [[Giuseppe Mazzini]] by Giovanni Turini is installed in [[Central Park]]'s [[Sheep Meadow]], in [[Manhattan]], [[New York (state)|New York]]. The sculpture was commissioned by a group of Italian-Americans and was dedicated in 1878 with a speech by American poet [[William Cullen Bryant]].<ref name =BL>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bryantlibrary.org/local-history-v15-172/from-the-bryant-room/158-wc-bryant-and-the-origins-of-central-park|title=W.C. Bryant and the Origins of Central Park|access-date=October 3, 2017|publisher=[[Bryant Library]]}}</ref> It sits on a granite pedestal, which includes two inscriptions that translate to "thought and action" and "God and the people". In 1994, the bust was restored by the [[Central Park Conservancy]].<ref name=CPC>{{Cite web|url=http://www.centralparknyc.org/things-to-see-and-do/attractions/giuseppe-mazzini.html|title=Giuseppe Mazzini|access-date=June 26, 2014|publisher=[[Central Park Conservancy]]}}</ref>


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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/centralpark/monuments/992 Central Park: Giuseppe Mazzini], [[New York City Department of Parks and Recreation]]
* [http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/centralpark/monuments/992 Central Park: ''Giuseppe Mazzini''], [[New York City Department of Parks and Recreation]]


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Bust of Giuseppe Mazzini
The sculpture in 2007
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Year1878 (1878)
TypeSculpture
MediumBronze
SubjectGiuseppe Mazzini
LocationNew York City, New York, United States
Coordinates40°46′22″N 73°58′36″W / 40.772867°N 73.976667°W / 40.772867; -73.976667

An outdoor bronze bust of Giuseppe Mazzini by Giovanni Turini is installed in Central Park's Sheep Meadow, in Manhattan, New York. The sculpture was commissioned by a group of Italian-Americans and was dedicated in 1878 with a speech by American poet William Cullen Bryant.[1] It sits on a granite pedestal, which includes two inscriptions that translate to "thought and action" and "God and the people". In 1994, the bust was restored by the Central Park Conservancy.[2]

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  1. ^ "W.C. Bryant and the Origins of Central Park". Bryant Library. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  2. ^ "Giuseppe Mazzini". Central Park Conservancy. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
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