Monumental Man In Washington From: Polish-American Journal | Date: April 30, 2005| Author: | . Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

Poremski, Richard P.
Polish-American Journal
04-30-2005
During the spring of 2004 a life-sized, bronze statue of Ignacy Jan
Paderewski, weighing more than 400 pounds, arrived here and was temporarily
installed in the garden of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland. The
monument was created by renowned sculptor Jessie Corsaut at the Monterey
Sculpture Center in California. The work was commissioned and donated by
Harry E. Blythe III, a well-known philanthropist, who is dedicated to the
preservation of Paderewski's legacy. Mr. Blythe owns the San Ignacio Estate
located in Paso Robles, California, a ...

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