Focus on this artwork and analyze the History.
The memorial was commissioned by Joseph Jessing of the Pontifical College Josephinum to commemorate the 400th anniversary of his voyage, and was purchased by Jessing in 1892 for $400–500. From 1892 to 1932, the work was installed at the college's original campus in Columbus, along 18th Street between Main and Mound. It was gifted to Ohio in 1932.The monument has been vandalized multiple times. The dove, which had been removed and found, was rededicated on October 12, 1953. The memorial was relocated while the Statehouse underwent restoration in 1991. During 1991–1992, a new granite base and fountain was designed by E. G. & G., Inc., and unveiled for the 500th anniversary of Columbus's voyage. The artwork was surveyed by the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1993.Amid news of the city's other two statues of Christopher Columbus being removed, the legislators in the Capitol Square Review & Advisory Board discussed the Statehouse statue during their July 16 meeting. The review board, which maintains the Statehouse grounds and its statues, is mostly made up of Republicans. Its chair and vice chair, Republicans Larry Householder (then-Speaker of the Ohio House) and Larry Obhof (also Ohio Senate President), opposed the statue's removal. Janine Boyd and Hearcel Craig, both African-American and Democratic members of the board and Ohio legislature, stated their support of its removal.
Joseph Jessing Hearcel Craig Smithsonian Institution Pontifical College Josephinum Save Outdoor Sculpture! Speaker of the Ohio House Larry Obhof Christopher Columbus Janine Boyd Ohio Senate Larry Householder