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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Bourdelle, Emile Antoine,     Portrait male -- Bolivar, Simon     Occupation -- Military     Occupation -- Political     Equestrian     Dress -- Uniform     Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington     Model     Sculpture

Simon Bolivar, Libertador, (sculpture). Artist:  Bourdelle, Emile Antoine, 1861-1929, sculptor. Title:  Simon Bolivar, Libertador, (sculpture). Other Titles:  El Libertador Simon Bolivar, (sculpture). Dates:  Original 1914. Copyrighted 1983. Cast 1984. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 3 x 1 1/2 x 3 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. 4 1/2 x 3 x 4 ft. Inscription:  (Sculpture, proper left rear:) Ant. Bourdelle (Back, perhaps a foundry mark with initials F and C) (Base, front:) EL LIBERTADOR/MONUMENT BY/ANTOINE BOURDELLE/1914 PARIS (Base, right side:) WHO WILL OPPOSE AN AMERICA/UNITED IN HEART SUBJECT TO/ONE LAW AND GUIDED BY THE TORCH OF LIBERTY? SIMON BOLIVAR, JANUARY 8, 1822 (Base, back:) GIVEN TO THE PEOPLE/BY/SIMON DARO/DAWIDOWICZ/FORMER PRESIDENT/OF THE BOLIVARIAN/SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES (Base, left side:) SIMON BOLIVAR/1783-1830/AS THE SHADOWS LENGTHEN/IN THE SETTING SUN/SO TOO, FOREVER SHALL/THY FAME INCREASE...(Choquehuanca) signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Equestrian portrait of Simon Bolivar dressed in his military uniform. The horse's head is down and its front left hoof is raised as if it is about to charge. Bolivar's proper right arm is raised high up into the air. At the foot of the horse is a rocky base which rests on a rectangular base. Subject:  Portrait male -- Bolivar, Simon -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- General Occupation -- Political Equestrian Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington Model Sculpture Owner:  Organization of American States, Museum, 17th Street & Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia 20006 Remarks:  Simon Bolivar (1783-1830) was known as the George Washington of South America for his activities both political and military which included liberating Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Chile from Spanish rule. IAS files contain a photocopy of a brochure from the Organization of American States which notes that the sculpture is a maquette given by Simon Daro Dawidowicz. SOS! survey attachment notes that this piece is No. 3 by Antoine Bourdelle. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia 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 DC000073   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture DC000073 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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