Monument To The Immigrant
by Iryna Goodall
Title
Monument To The Immigrant
Artist
Iryna Goodall
Medium
Photograph
Description
Franco Alessandrini's Monument to the Immigrant, erected in 1995, stands along the Mississippi River in Woldenberg Park in New Orleans, Louisiana.
The monument depicts an immigrant family on one side and the other side a stylized figure shaped like the front of a ship, reminding people that New Orleans is historically a port city and a city of immigrants. “Monument to the Immigrant” is a link to the past sitting on the river’s edge representing how the old and the new are interconnected in New Orleans.
The site of the monument, the riverfront of New Orleans, was one of the first places where generations of immigrants first touched solid ground when they arrived.
Alessandrini, an Italian immigrant, came to the United States in the 1970s, making Louisiana his home. traveled to Carrara, Italy, to select the marble for the monument, used actual photos of immigrants arriving in the city to ensure that he depicted them with accuracy.
The inscription on the monument reads:
“MONUMENT TO THE IMMIGRANT DEDICATED TO THE COURAGEOUS MEN AND WOMEN WHO LEFT THEIR HOMELAND SEEKING FREEDOM, OPPORTUNITY AND A BETTER LIFE IN A NEW COUNTRY MARCH 19, 1995 COMMISSIONED BY THE ITALIAN AMERICAN MARCHING CLUB SPONSORED BY PRIVATE CITIZENS, BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS.”
Third place in the "Great Puzzle" contest sponsored by "New Orleans And Louisiana Perspectives" group 11/21/2020.
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November 1st, 2015
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