Monument to Immigrants - Warren, Michigan
Posted by: Rattrak
N 42° 30.795 W 083° 01.431
17T E 333740 N 4708749
Monument to Immigrants can be found in the City of Warren Civic Center, between the Police Headquarters and the Courthouse.
Waymark Code: WM83P4
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 01/21/2010
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Monument to Immigrants
Information is from the SIRIS web site.
Description:
A kneeling woman holds a disk in her lap with her proper right arm, her face turned in proper left profile. Her proper left arm rests on her thigh. The sculpture is mounted on a pyramidal base.
Remarks:
Sculpture is a replica of the work of Professor Domenico Zora, and was inaugurated in Terrasini, Italy on July 25, 1987. It was dedicated jointly by the cities of Warren, Michigan, and Terrasini to all immigrants of the world. It is in memory of Jerry Grillo (1935-1986), who was born in Terrasini and died in Detroit, as a symbol of all Italian workers abroad. The sculpture was donated to Warren by the Mayors of the following cities: Gulf of Castellammare i Alcamo, Balestrate, Borgetto, Calatafimi, Capaci, Carnini, Castellammare del Golfo, Cinisi Giardinello, Montelepre, Partinico, San Guiseppe Jato, San Vito Lo Capo, Terrasini and Trappeto I. Uta and Vince di Lorenzo also contributed to the sculpture in memory of their father, Mr. Vito Biondo.
Inscription:
(Lower, front and middle:) D. Zora (Plaques on base:) (Plaque 1:) DEDICATED JOINTLY BY THE CITIES OF WARREN AND TERRASIN, ITALY TO ALL THE IMMIGRANTS OF THE WORLD. WARREN, MICHIGAN APRIL 2, 1988 (left column:) Ronald Bonkowski Mayor (right column:) Vittorio E. Orlando Sindaco. (Plaque 2:) THE REPLICA OF THE WORK OF PROF. DOMENICO ZORA, INAUGURATED IN TERRASINI ON JULY 25, 1987 AND DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF JERRY GRILLO WHO WAS BORN IN TERRASINI ON MAY 4, 1935 AND DIED IN DETROIT ON OCTOBER 23, 1986. AS A SYMBOL OF THE ITALIAN WORKERS ABROAD. Warren, Michigan/April 2, 1988 (Plaque 3:) THE MONUMENT IS DONATED TO THE CITY OF WARREN BY THE COMMITTEE OF THE MAYOR'S OF THE CITIES OF THE GULF OF CASTELLAMMARE I ALCAMO, BALESTRATE, BORGETTO, CALATAFIMI, CAPACI, CARINI, CASTELLAMMARE DEL GOLFO, CINISI GIARDINELLO MONTELEPRE, PARTINICO, SAN GIUSEPPE JATO, SAN VITO LO CAPO, TERRASINI AND TRAPPETO I AND WITH THE CONTRIBUTION OF UTA AND VINCE DI LORENZO IN MEMORY OF THEIR FATHER MR. VITO BIONDO, WHO DIED IN MT. CLEMENS, MICHIGAN ON JANUARY 17, 1987 Warren.