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Benito Juarez, (sculpture). Artist:  Martinez, Julian, 1921- , sculptor. Title:  Benito Juarez, (sculpture). Dates:  1985. Dedicated May 5, 1985. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze with brown patina; Base: polished gray granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 34 x 22 x 19 in.; Base: approx. 53 x 28 x 34 in. Inscription:  Julian Martinez/Mex '85 (On front of self base:) BENITO JUAREZ (Incised on front of pedestal:) BENITO JUAREZ/1806-1872/PRESIDENT OF MEXICO/"RESPECT FOR THE RIGHT/OF OTHERS IS PEACE"/"EL RESPETO AL DERECHO/AJENO ES LA PAZ" (Near bottom of pedestal:) DONATED BY PEMEX/ON BEHALF OF THE/MEXICAN PEOPLE TO THE/CITY OF HOUSTON/MAY 5, 1985 (On right side of pedestal:) CO SPONSORS/COMITE PATRIOTICO MEXICANO/BTA. SOC. MUT. "BENITO JUAREZ"/LEAGUE UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS/CLUB SEMBRADORES DE AMISTAD/CLUB FAMILIAS UNIDAS/CLUB CULTURAL MEXICO BELLO/AMIGOS HISPANOS/RITO NACIONAL MEXICANO/ORGANIZA IONES MUTUALISTAS signed Description:  Bust of Benito Juarez wears a coat, vest, shirt and cravat. He is depicted as a short-haired man with a mole beneath his proper right eye. Subject:  Portrait male -- Juarez, Benito -- Bust Occupation -- Political -- President Ethnic -- Mexican Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Houston Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Houston, Municipal Arts Commission, P. O. Box 1562, Houston, Texas 77251 Located Hermann Park, Rose Garden, Houston, Texas Remarks:  Gift of Pemex on behalf of the people of Mexico. Benito Juarez (1806-1872) was President of Mexico from 1861 until his death in 1872. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas 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 TX000336   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture TX000336 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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