OOS Sculpture

Tadeusz Andrezej Bonawentura Kosciuszko

May 8th, 1905 / Gaitano Trentanove / Cleveland

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Tadeusz Andrezej Bonawentura Kosciuszko was a Polish army officer and statesman and a Revolutionary War hero. His proper right arm is raised, brandishing a sword while his proper left arm is by his side clasping the handle of the sheath worn on his hip.

The 8' statue, situated on a 12' high pedestal on the west side of the Cleveland Museum of Art, was sculpted by Gaitano Trentanove at a cost of $9,000. Funding of the statue was sponsored by Clevelanders of Polish descent.

Location: to the left of the south entrance, 11150 East Boulevard

County

: Cuyahoga

Citation

: Gaitano Trentanove, “Tadeusz Andrezej Bonawentura Kosciuszko,” Ohio Outdoor Sculpture , accessed March 22, 2023, http://www.oos.sculpturecenter.org/items/show/199.

Title

Tadeusz Andrezej Bonawentura Kosciuszko

Description

Tadeusz Andrezej Bonawentura Kosciuszko was a Polish army officer and statesman and a Revolutionary War hero. His proper right arm is raised, brandishing a sword while his proper left arm is by his side clasping the handle of the sheath worn on his hip.

The 8' statue, situated on a 12' high pedestal on the west side of the Cleveland Museum of Art, was sculpted by Gaitano Trentanove at a cost of $9,000. Funding of the statue was sponsored by Clevelanders of Polish descent.

Date

May 8th, 1905

Source

https://case.edu/ech/articles/s/statue-of-tadeusz-andrezej-bonawentura-kosciuszko

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Location Street

11150 East Boulevard

Location Type

Creation Date

01/01/1904