▁York . ▁ ▁M iser end ino ▁did ▁several ▁stat ues ▁of ▁Christopher ▁Columb us , ▁one ▁of ▁which ▁is ▁an ▁ 8 ▁ 1 / 2 ' ▁bronze ▁statue ▁of ▁Christopher ▁Columb us ▁mounted ▁on ▁a ▁ 1 0 ▁ 1 / 2 ' ▁foot ▁mar ble ▁ped est al ▁in ▁City ▁Park , ▁Reading , ▁Pennsylvania . ▁It ▁was ▁commission ed ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁Italian ▁Soci eties ▁of ▁Reading ▁and ▁Ber ks ▁County ▁for ▁the ▁ 5 0 0 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁Columb us ▁voyage ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁world , ▁and ▁un ve iled ▁and ▁dedicated ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 2 5 . ▁The ▁statue ▁was ▁red edic ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁Another ▁statue ▁of ▁Columb us ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁la wn ▁of ▁the ▁Connecticut ▁State ▁Capit ol . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁he ▁sculpt ed ▁a ▁public ▁monument ▁of ▁Thomas ▁M ott ▁Os bor ne , ▁a ▁prison ▁reform ▁leader , ▁from ▁bronze ▁and ▁gran ite ▁for ▁the ▁department ▁of ▁par ks ▁and ▁recre ation ▁in ▁A ub urn , ▁NY . ▁ ▁Ad olph ▁O chs , ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁modern ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times , ▁commission ed ▁a ▁b ust ▁of ▁himself ▁from ▁M iser end ino , ▁which ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁bronze ▁and ▁mar ble ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁in ▁Long ▁Island ▁City , ▁NY , ▁and ▁today ▁is ▁placed ▁in ▁the ▁lo bb y ▁of ▁the ▁modern ▁New