The sculpture represents an immigrant man, woman, and infant with their trunk of possession. It states:
To Honor the immigrants
The strength of our nation
A gift to the City of Columbus
From
The united Italian Americans
For 1992
There is also a list of names associated with the Columbus Italian Club. It was conceived by Mary Lou Casanta, who founded the United Italian Americans (UIA) more than three years before the statue's dedication. 21 organizations affiliated with UIA contributed $70,000 to the project. It was created by artist Gary Ross and dedicated on May 29, 1992.
The woman is at the proper right facing forward. Her proper left arm supports the infant's back as it lays on her proper right chest and shoulder. Her proper right arm supports the infants bottom. The infant faces proper left and wears a blanket and a bonnet. The man is partially behind her at proper left facing forward. His proper right arm goes around her back with his proper right hand resting on her proper right hip. His proper left arm is bent and extended forward. His proper right leg extends backwards and proper left leg is bent and forward. The trunk is at an angle to his proper left left. The woman wears a long dress and shawl. The man wears a hat, tie, shirt, vest, suit, and sturdy shoes. The base is on a concrete pad with spalling and chipping starting next to the base at proper left front. There is green runnage on the man's hat. At the time of inspection, someone had placed a crutch under the man's arm and a pop bottle in his proper left hand
- Created: 1992
- Current Location: Battelle Riverfront Park (google map)
- Collections: Outdoor, Sculptures