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Gaspar de Portola Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Fitzgerald, Billy, sculptor. Santa Fe Bronze, founder. Title:  Gaspar de Portola Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  1931. Dedicated Jan. 24, 1988. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Plaque: bronze; Wall: brick; Foundation: concrete slab. Dimensions:  Plaque: approx. 74 x 88 x 3 1/4 in.; Wall: approx. 116 x 120 x 11 1/2 in. Inscription:  (Lower left corner, with date and other initials:) B. Fitzgerald (Lower right corner:) Santa Fe Bronze signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Bas-relief plaque mounted on a wall. Relief depicts three men facing left. The center man, possibly a missionary, wears a broad hat and a loose robe. He gestures towards two crosses standing to the left. A sick or dying soldier lies outstretched in front of him, his head cradled by the missionary's proper left arm. The third man stands behind the missionary, holding his hat in his proper left hand. He wears pants, a belted jacket, and boots with spurs. His proper right hand rests on the missionary's proper left shoulder. Subject:  Homage -- Portola, Gaspar de Homage -- Serra, Junipero History -- United States -- Westward Expansion History -- United States -- California Figure group -- Male Occupation -- Political -- Governor Occupation -- Military -- Captain Occupation -- Other -- Explorer Occupation -- Religion -- Missionary Ethnic -- Spanish Emblem -- Cross State of Being -- Illness Dress -- Historic -- Eighteenth Century Dress Dress -- Accessory -- Hat Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Diego Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by San Diego Unified Port District, Community Services, 3186 Pacific Highway, San Diego, California 92101 Located Spanish Landing, North Harbor Drive, San Diego, California Remarks:  Initiated by State Senator Jim Ellis; San Diego Unified Port District provided the funds from its art fund. Dedicated to Spaniards buried near the site who died during Gaspar de Portola's and Junipero Serra's exploration of California from San Diego to San Francisco in 1769-70. Site is California Registered Historical Landmark No. 891. IAS files contain complete transcription of nearby plaques and related information. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, California, San Diego 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 CA000714   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CA000714 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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