Randall's Island Park

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Discus Thrower

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Artist:	Kostas Dimitriadis
Dedicated:	1926
Location:	Icahn Stadium entrance plaza
Description:	Standing figure (heroic scale) with integral plinth, on pedestal, front decorated with applied wreath and urn, plaque at rear
Architect:	Mckim Mead and White
Materials:	Figure, pedestal decorations, plaque--bronze; Pedestal-- Stony Creek granite (polished)
Dimensions:	Sculpture: H: 7'2" W: 2'10" D: 3'9"; Base: H: 4'2" W: 3'4" D: 4'5" Overall: H: 11'4" W: 3'4" D: 4'5"; Plaque H: 6" W: 11"
Foundry:	Modern Art Foundry (restoration)
Donor:	Mr. and Mrs. Ery Kehaya; Bloomberg News (restoration)
Cast:	ca. 1926

Inscription

1&2) Pedestal, each side: "THE DISCUS THROWER"

3) Pedestal rear, plaque: "PRESENTED BY / MR. AND MRS. ERY KEHAYA / MCMXXVI"

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