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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Maldarelli, Vincent J.,     Portrait male -- de Leon, Juan Ponce     Ethnic -- Spanish     Occupation -- Other     Dress -- Historic     Dress -- Ethnic     Outdoor Sculpture -- Florida -- St. Augustine     Gate     Sculpture

Juan Ponce de Leon, (sculpture). Artist:  Maldarelli, Vincent J., sculptor. Title:  Juan Ponce de Leon, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated May 30, 1957. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze, concrete, reinforcement rods, and fiberglass; Base: coquina. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 6 ft. x W. 2 ft.; Base: approx. H. 4 ft. x W. 4 ft. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  A portrait of Juan Ponce de Leon composed of fiberglass-coated bronze with concrete and reinforcement rods inside. With his proper right hand he raises a sword above his head. He steps forward slightly with his proper right foot. He is dressed in 16th century Spanish attire, including a pointed helmet with plume, a ruff around his neck, and boots. The sculpture is mounted in front of a pylon on one side of the entrance gate to the City of St. Augustine. Subject:  Portrait male -- de Leon, Juan Ponce -- Full length Ethnic -- Spanish Occupation -- Other -- Explorer Dress -- Historic -- Renaissance Dress Dress -- Ethnic -- Spanish Dress Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Florida -- St. Augustine Gate Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of St. Augustine, St. Augustine, Florida 32084 Located Highway 1 North at City Gate, St. Augustine, Florida Remarks:  Juan Ponce de Leon discovered Florida in 1513. The sculpture was given to the city in 1957 by Walter B. Fraser, a former mayor and Florida State Senator. It was donated in honor of the city's 400 year anniversary celebration. The sculpture is one of two donated by Fraser that flank the entrance to the city (see IAS record number FL000802). References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Florida survey, 1995. 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 FL000803   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture FL000803 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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