It was dedicated on March 1, 1956. It was a gift from the Italian government to commemorate the return of looted art objects after World War II.[3]
The inscription reads: (Base of sculpture, east side:) GLI ITALIANI AL POPOLO AMERICANO 28 FEBBRAIO 1956 (Base of sculpture, west side:) SIGNVM IVSTITIAE RESTITVTAE XXVIII.II.MCMXLVIII
discus, thrower, washington, this, article, uses, bare, urls, which, uninformative, vulnerable, link, please, consider, converting, them, full, citations, ensure, article, remains, verifiable, maintains, consistent, citation, style, several, templates, tools, . This article uses bare URLs which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot Please consider converting them to full citations to ensure the article remains verifiable and maintains a consistent citation style Several templates and tools are available to assist in formatting such as Reflinks documentation reFill documentation and Citation bot documentation August 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Discus Thrower is a bronze sculpture in Washington D C 1 A copy of Myron s Discobolus it is located in Edward J Kelly Park at 21st Street and Virginia Avenue N W Washington D C 2 The architect was Rodolfo Siviero and the founder was Bruno Bearzi Discus ThrowerSculpture in 2009Year1956TypeBronzeLocationWashington D C United StatesCoordinates38 53 42 N 77 02 47 W 38 894869 N 77 046411 W 38 894869 77 046411 Coordinates 38 53 42 N 77 02 47 W 38 894869 N 77 046411 W 38 894869 77 046411OwnerNational Park ServiceIt was dedicated on March 1 1956 It was a gift from the Italian government to commemorate the return of looted art objects after World War II 3 The inscription reads Base of sculpture east side GLI ITALIANI AL POPOLO AMERICANO 28 FEBBRAIO 1956 Base of sculpture west side SIGNVM IVSTITIAE RESTITVTAE XXVIII II MCMXLVIIISee also EditDiscobolus Harvard University List of public art in Washington D C Ward 2References Edit http dcmemorials com index indiv0000922 htm Discus Thrower Waymarking Discus Thrower sculpture SIRISExternal links Edit Media related to Discus Thrower Washington D C at Wikimedia Commons This public art article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Discus Thrower Washington D C amp oldid 1104314905, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
