[2] The artwork depicts an immigrant couple; the man carries a trunk and the woman holds an infant.

[1] Inscriptions on the base include the artist's name, "To Honor the Immigrants / The Strength of Our Nation / A Gift to the City of Columbus / From / United Italian Americans / For 1992", and a list of names associated with the Columbus Italian Club.

It was conceived by Mary Lou Casanta, who founded the United Italian Americans (UIA) more than three years before the statue's dedication.

Ground broke in December 1991, and the work's dedication coincided with the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus' landing.

It was surveyed by the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!"