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Jose Marti, (sculpture). Artist:  Lopez, Tony, sculptor. Title:  Jose Marti, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Monument of Jose Marti, (sculpture). Dates:  Modeled 1986. May 19, 1986. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Bust: bronze; Base: marble. Dimensions:  Bust: approx. 33 x 20 x 12 in.; Base: approx. 69 x 39 x 39 in. Inscription:  (On plaque on front of base, raised:) JOSE MARTI/1853-1895/A TRIBUTE FROM ALL CUBANS AND LATIN AMERICANS IN EXILE/HONORING HIS INSPIRED PATRIOTIC LIFE DEVOTED TO/FREEDOM AND JUSTICE FOR ALL/"NO SON BELLAS LAS PLAYAS DEL DESTIERRO/HOSTA QUE SE LES DICE !ADIOS!"/COMITE PRO-BUSTO J. MARTI/LUIS HERNANDEZ/TIEMPO NUEVO NEWS/PRESIDENT/IRIS HERNANDEZ/VICE PRESIDENT/LUIS HERNANDEZ, JR./ROBERTO EQUES/SECRETARIO/(additional inscriptions follow on plaque) Description:  Bust of Jose Marti, apparently shirtless, on a rectangular base featuring a plaque. Subject:  Portrait male -- Marti, Jose -- Bust Occupation -- Writer -- Poet Occupation -- Writer -- Journalist Occupation -- Other -- Reformer Ethnic -- Cuban Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Florida -- Miami Beach Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Miami Beach, Art & Culture Division, 2100 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach, Florida 33139 Located 2121 Park Avenue, between Bass Museum of Art and Miami Beach Public Library, Miami Beach, Florida Remarks:  Jose Marti, 1853-1895, was a Cuban journalist and poet active in Cuba's drive for independence from Spain. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Florida, Miami survey, 1995. Metro-Dade Center, Art in Public Places, 1988. Illustration:  Image on file. Metro-Dade Center, Art in Public Places, "Monuments in Dade County," Nancy Block, 1988. 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 66310040   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 66310040 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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