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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Sicre, Juan Jose,     Roman Bronze Works,     Portrait male -- Cecilio del Valle, Jose     Ethnic -- Honduran     Occupation -- Political     Occupation -- Political     Occupation -- Writer     Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington     Sculpture

Jose Cecilio del Valle, (sculpture). Artist:  Sicre, Juan Jose, 1898-1974, sculptor. Roman Bronze Works, founder. Title:  Jose Cecilio del Valle, (sculpture). Dates:  Commissioned 1966. 1967. Dedicated Dec. 1967. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 25 x 20 x 13 in.; Base: approx. 63 x 22 1/2 x 17 1/2 in. Inscription:  (Sculpture, back lower left:) J.J. Sicre (Sculpture, back lower right:) Bowan(sic) BR(...inscription illegible)E Works Inc. N.Y.(Base, front:) JOSE CECILIO del VALLE/1777-1834/PRECURSOR del PAN-AMERICANISMO signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Bust of Jose Cecilio del Valle resting on a rectangular base. He is dressed in a high-collar shirt and suit jacket. He stairs straight ahead and his hair is short and wavy. Subject:  Portrait male -- Cecilio del Valle, Jose -- Bust Ethnic -- Honduran Occupation -- Political -- Statesman Occupation -- Political -- President Occupation -- Writer -- Journalist Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Organization of American States, 17th Street & Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia 20006 Located Pan American Union Building, 17th Street & Constitution Avenue, N.W., Rear garden, Washington, District of Columbia 20006 Remarks:  Jose Cecilio del Valle (1776-1834) was born in Honduras and went on to become a key Central American statesman, lawyer, and newspaper reporter. In 1820, after Mexico became independent from Spain, he advocated the unification of Central America under one legislative body. He later was imprisoned during the Guatemalan revolution, but emerged to serve in the Guatemalan legislature and become elected present of Guatemala. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey, 1993. Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, pg. 456. Illustration:  Image on file. Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, M-14. 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 DC000168   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture DC000168 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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