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Matatka, J.,
Franta Anyz,
Portrait male -- Masaryk, Thomas Garrigue
Occupation -- Political
Ethnic -- Czech
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Francisco
Sculpture
Thomas Garrigue Masaryk, (sculpture).
Artist:
Matatka, J., sculptor.
Franta Anyz, founder.
Title:
Thomas Garrigue Masaryk, (sculpture).
Dates:
1926. Dedicated 1962.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: marble.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 20 x 11 x 12 in.; Base: approx. 73 x 15 x 10 1/2 in.
Inscription:
(On back of sculpture:) J. Matatka - 1926/Franta Anyz (On front of sculpture:) T.G. MASARYK (On front of base:) THOMAS GARRIGUE/MASARYK/1850-1937/PRESIDENT - LIBERATOR/OF/CZECHOSLOVAKIA/PHILOSOPHER, STATESMAN/HUMANITARIAN signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Bronze portrait bust of Thomas Garrigue Masaryk. He has a beard and long moustache. The sculpture rests on a tall marble base.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Masaryk, Thomas Garrigue -- Bust
Occupation -- Political -- President
Ethnic -- Czech
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Francisco
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City and County of San Francisco, San Francisco Arts Commission, 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 240, San Francisco, California 94102
Located Golden Gate Park, John F. Kennedy Drive, Near rose garden, San Francisco, California
Provenance:
Formerly in the collection of Sokol, San Francisco Chapter, Page Street, San Francisco, California
Exhibitions:
New York World's Fair, New York, 1939-1940.
Remarks:
Masaryk was the principal figure in the creation of the Czechoslovakian Republic after World War I and served as the first president of independent Czechoslovakia. The sculpture was executed in Prague, Czechoslovakia. It was exhibited in the Czechoslovakian exhibit at the World's Fair in 1939. After the Fair it was given to the San Francisco chapter of Sokol, a Czechoslovakian gymnastic association, and installed in the Sokol social hall in San Francisco. Club members offered the sculpture to the city of San Francisco, hoping that a more suitable permanent location could be found for it. The national Sokol organization raised $10,000 for the marble base. IAS files contain related Art Commission documentation.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California, San Francisco 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 CA001762
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Inventory of American Sculpture
CA001762
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