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The abstract sculpture is 14 feet tall and 40 feet wide, and depicts several people working with large machinery. There are multiple plaques with inscriptions. One reads "THE IMMIGRANTS". Another says, "THE HUDDLED / MASSES CAME / IN PURSUIT OF / HAPPINESS / AND STAKED / OUT FREEDOM'S / CLAIM / THEIR RESTLESS / HEIRS PUSH ON / MANKIND'S AN- / CESTRAL QUEST / FOR PEACE MUST / YET BE WON". A third plaque says "ALBERTO BIASI-SCULPTOR / 1971 / COMMISSIONED BY / THE PATRONS OF ITALIAN CULTURE / DIRECTORS 1970-71", followed by a list of names and "JOSEPH A. VERTRESS-FOUNDER".
abstract sculpture