1949
Arlington Memorial Bridge, Washington, USA
One of the four golden horses that dominate the Arlington Memorial Bridge in Washington by the New Yorker Leo Friedlander a sculptor who studied in Europe, donated in 1949 by the Italian Ambassador Alberto Tarchiani to the American people on behalf of the Italian Government. Conceived in 1929, the design for this colossal monument remained unused during the great depression. The project was revived in 1938 and completed only after the end of World War II. The quality of the casting earned the Fonderia Marinelli the ‘Diploma of Honor’ conferred by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce.
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The monument during the assembling stage in the Foundry
The bust of the horseman in the Foundry
The completed monument exhibited in Italy
The horses at the Livornos'port waiting to be packed
The horses during the boarding at the Livorno's port
The horses today
The Marinelli Foundry signature
The horses today
The horses today
The horses today
The horses today
The horses today
The horses today
Diploma of Honor issued by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce to the Foundry