Marie Curie-Sklodowska - Edison, NJ
N 40° 32.915 W 074° 20.447
18T E 555817 N 4488856
Bas-relief portrait bust of Marie Curie. located in Roosevelt Park in front of the police station.
Waymark Code: WM9M8N
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 09/02/2010
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This is actually the second one of these bas relief monuments made for Marie Curie. This one is bronze with the base made of concrete, brick and mortar. The sculpture is approximately 22 x 18 x 3 in and the base is approximately 39 x 37 x 12 in. The monument is in good condition but the bronze has lost some of its luster.
This is a nice cemetery stone with a bronze picture of Marie Curie in the center. There is an inscription on the rear. The artists are
Slawomir Mielesko, sculptor and Henry Koszalka, sculptor.To the rear of all this is a tree, dedicated to her, and then another marker which tells about the dedicated tree.
Inscription
(On plaque:) POLISH AMERICAN CONGRESS/NEW JERSEY DIVISION/REDEDICATION BAS-RELIEF/OF/MARIE CURIE-SKLODOWSKA/AUGUST 8, 1993/EDISON, NEW JERSEY/HON. STEPHEN "PETE" DALINA-FREEHOLDER/DIR. HENRY KOSZALKA-PAC./GOD PARENTS: HON. REINHOLD SMYCZEK-PAC./MARIA KOPROWICZ-PAC./FELIKS S. BRUKS/PRESIDENT, PAC-N.J. unsigned
Remarks
The monument commemorates Polish scientist Marie Curie-Sklodowska and replaces an earlier monument, which had fallen into disrepair. Slawomir Mielesko was commissioned to do the casting; Henry Koszalka was responsible for the bas-relief stand. IAS files contain a related article from Perth Amboy Gazette, Aug. 12, 1993. More information about the sculpture can be obtained from VP Polish-American Congress, 177 Broadway, Clark, New Jersey. SOURCE