Focus on this artwork and discuss the History.
The statue itself was sculpted by Count Vittorio di Colbertaldo (1902-1979) of Verona, one of Benito Mussolini's hand picked ceremonial bodyguards known as the "Black Musketeers." Colbertaldo doubled as the Musketeers's sculptor, producing statues which commemorated the organization.  A second Columbus statue done by Colbertaldo was in San Francisco until its removal in 2020.The statue was vandalized in June 2020 during the George Floyd protests.
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