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| name = Giuseppe Verdi Monument
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| name = Giuseppe Verdi Monument
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| caption = Verdi Monument in [[Verdi Square]] Park
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| architect = Pasquale Civiletti
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| added = October 4, 1990
| architecture = Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
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The '''Giuseppe Verdi Monument''' is a sculpture in honor of composer [[Giuseppe Verdi]] located in [[Verdi Square]] Park in [[New York City]].<ref name="nycgovparks1">{{cite web|url=http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/verdisquare/monuments/1624|title=Verdi Monument - Historical Sign|publisher=City of New York, Parks & Recreation|date= |accessdate=2013-10-16}}</ref> The statue, by [[Pasquale Civiletti]] (1858–1952),<ref>[http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/pasquale-civiletti_%28Dizionario_Biografico%29/ "Civiletti, Pasquale"] by Carol Bradley in ''[[Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani]]'', vol. 26 (1982) {{Link language|it}}</ref> depicts Verdi flanked by four of his most popular characters: [[Falstaff (opera)|Falstaff]] (on the west side of the statue of Verdi), Leonora of ''[[La forza del destino]]'' (south side), [[Aida]] (north side), and [[Otello]] (east side).
| refnum = 90002223<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref>
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The '''Giuseppe Verdi Monument''' is a sculpture in honor of composer [[Giuseppe Verdi]] located in [[Verdi Square|Verdi Square Park]] in [[New York City]].<ref name="nycgovparks1">{{cite web|url=http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_your_park/historical_signs/hs_historical_sign.php?id=12899 |title=Verdi Monument - Historical Sign |publisher=Nycgovparks.org |date= |accessdate=2010-03-11}}</ref> The statue depicts Verdi flanked by four of his most popular characters: Falstaff (on the west side of the statue of Verdi), Leonora of La Forza del Destino (south side), Aida (north side), and Otello (east side).


The monument was dedicated on [[Columbus Day]], October 12, 1906 by the Verdi Monument Committee chaired by [[Carlo Barsotti]] (1850–1927), an [[Italian-American]] who hoped to inspire young Italian Americans. He was the founding editor of the ''[[Il Progresso Italo-Americano]]'' Italian-American newspaper, and used its pages to raise funds for this and several other memorials including the [[Columbus Circle]] monument, a 1888 monument to [[Giuseppe Garibaldi]] in [[Washington Square Park]], a monument to [[Giovanni da Verazzano]] (1909) and the 1921 monument to [[Dante Alighieri]] in [[Dante Square]]. <ref name="nycgovparks1"/>
The monument was dedicated on [[Columbus Day]], October 12, 1906, by the Verdi Monument Committee chaired by [[Carlo Barsotti]] (1850–1927), an [[Italian-American]] who hoped to inspire young Italian Americans. He was the founding editor of the ''[[Il Progresso Italo-Americano]]'' Italian-American newspaper, and used its pages to raise funds for this and several other memorials including the [[Columbus Circle]] monument, a 1888 monument to [[Giuseppe Garibaldi]] in [[Washington Square Park]], a monument to [[Giovanni da Verrazzano]] (1909) and the 1921 monument to [[Dante Alighieri]] in [[Dante Square]]. <ref name="nycgovparks1" />


A permanent maintenance [[Financial endowment|endowment]] for the monument has been established by [[Bertolli]] USA.<ref>[http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/verdisquare/history "Verdi Square"], City of New York, Parks & Recreation</ref> The monument is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].
The sculptor was [[Pasquale Civiletti]] (1858–1952).

It is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].


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==External links==
*[http://theweblicist.com/wordpress/2008/03/21/ny-giuseppe-verdi-square-monument-by-pasquale-civiletti/ Photographs]


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Revision as of 04:52, 16 October 2013

Giuseppe Verdi Monument
Verdi Monument in Verdi Square Park
Giuseppe Verdi Monument is located in New York
Giuseppe Verdi Monument
LocationVerdi Square Park, New York
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1906
ArchitectPasquale Civiletti
NRHP reference No.90002223[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 4, 1990

The Giuseppe Verdi Monument is a sculpture in honor of composer Giuseppe Verdi located in Verdi Square Park in New York City.[2] The statue, by Pasquale Civiletti (1858–1952),[3] depicts Verdi flanked by four of his most popular characters: Falstaff (on the west side of the statue of Verdi), Leonora of La forza del destino (south side), Aida (north side), and Otello (east side).

The monument was dedicated on Columbus Day, October 12, 1906, by the Verdi Monument Committee chaired by Carlo Barsotti (1850–1927), an Italian-American who hoped to inspire young Italian Americans. He was the founding editor of the Il Progresso Italo-Americano Italian-American newspaper, and used its pages to raise funds for this and several other memorials including the Columbus Circle monument, a 1888 monument to Giuseppe Garibaldi in Washington Square Park, a monument to Giovanni da Verrazzano (1909) and the 1921 monument to Dante Alighieri in Dante Square. [2]

A permanent maintenance endowment for the monument has been established by Bertolli USA.[4] The monument is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Verdi Monument - Historical Sign". City of New York, Parks & Recreation. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
  3. ^ "Civiletti, Pasquale" by Carol Bradley in Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani, vol. 26 (1982) Template:Link language
  4. ^ "Verdi Square", City of New York, Parks & Recreation