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The Indian and the Explorer, (sculpture). Artist:  Fink, H. George, architect. Title:  The Indian and the Explorer, (sculpture). Dates:  1937. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Carved stone. Dimensions:  Approx. 8 x 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 ft. Description:  Two Art Deco style relief figures on a building facade. One relief depicts Columbus with his proper right hand resting on a globe and holding a scroll in his proper left hand. The second relief depicts a Teguista Indian figure in his ceremonial outfit, holding an object in his proper right hand. Subject:  Portrait male -- Columbus, Christopher -- Full length Occupation -- Other -- Explorer Occupation -- Transportation -- Navigator Ethnic -- Italian Object -- Other -- Globe Ethnic -- Indian -- Tequista Dress -- Ceremonial -- Indian Dress Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Florida -- Coral Gables Relief Architectural component Sculpture Owner:  Coral Gables Woman's Club, 1001 East Ponce de Leon Boulevard, Entrance portal, Coral Gables, Florida 33134 Remarks:  The Art Deco style relief figures form part of the entrance portal, which provides passage to both the Woman's Club and the Public Library. The Woman's Club was built by architect H. George Fink between 1936-1937, as part of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The entrance portal provides a passage to both the Woman's Club and the Coral Gables Public Library. According to the National Register of Historic Places nomination form, in IAS files, the building reliefs depict a male with a scroll in his hand, and a female, representing the liberal arts, holding a palette. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Florida, Miami survey, 1994. 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 FL000321   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture FL000321 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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