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Blanco, T. Ramos,
Figure group -- Female & Child
Allegory -- Life
Outdoor Sculpture -- Florida -- Tampa
Sculpture
Honor to Mothers of the World, (sculpture).
Artist:
Blanco, T. Ramos, sculptor.
Title:
Honor to Mothers of the World, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Honramos Dia de las Madres, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated May 9, 1948.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: concrete, painted white; Base: gray marble.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 8 x 2 x 2 ft.; Base: approx. H. 5 x W. 2 1/2 ft.
Inscription:
T. Ramos Blanco (On base:) "ORDEN-CABALLERO DE LA LUZ" INC./HONOR TO/MOTHERS OF THE WORLD/HONRAMOS "DIA DE LAS MADRES"/MAYO 9, 1948 signed
Description:
Free-standing sculpture in relief of a mother and her three children. The mother's back makes up the back of the sculpture from which the figures protrude. The woman holds a small child in her proper left arm and the other two children, a boy and girl, reach up to give her flowers.
Subject:
Figure group -- Female & Child
Allegory -- Life -- Womanhood
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Florida -- Tampa
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Tampa, Art in Public Places, 1420 North Tampa Street, Tampa, Florida 33602
Located Plaza Espanol, Between 7th & 8th Avenues and 15th & 16th Streets, Tampa, Florida
Provenance:
Formerly located Plant Park, Tampa, Florida
Remarks:
Commissioned by the Orden Caballero de la Luz, a Cuban brotherhood with lodges in Tampa and Cuba, and donated to the City of Tampa. Idea originated with members of the Tampa lodge, and the Cuban lodges actually commissioned the statue. Originally located in Plant Park in Tampa, the statue was reinstalled as part of the 7th Avenue renovation. IAS files include text of nearby commemorative plaque, a syndicated article which appeared in newspapers about the time of the statue's dedication and additional information.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Florida, Tampa survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS FL000201
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Inventory of American Sculpture
FL000201
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