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    		• Gron, Edith,
     
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    		• Portrait Male -- Dario, Ruben
     
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    		• Occupation -- Writer
     
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    		• Ethnic -- Nicaraguan
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Florida -- Miami
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Ruben Dario, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Gron, Edith, sculptor.
    Title: 
    Ruben Dario, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Ruben Dario (Bust), (sculpture).
    Ruben Dario Monument, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1958. Dedicated Aug. 30, 1961. Relocated 1985. Relocated 1992.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Bust: coral stone or limestone; Base: coral stone.
    Dimensions: 
    Bust: approx. 38 x 20 3/4 x 18 in.; Base: approx. 70 x 29 1/2 x 29 in.
    Inscription: 
    (Within a fish-like shape on side of bust:) Edith Gron 1958 (On upper plaque on front of base, in rim around emblem:) REPUBLICA DE NICARAGUA/AMERICA CENTRAL (On lower plaque on front of base, raised:) RUBEN DARIO/1867-1916/PRINCE OF SPANISH LITERATURE/PRESENTED BY THE PEOPLE OF/NICARAGUA/TO THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA/AS AN EXPRESSION OF/GOOD NEIGHBORLINESS/AUGUST 30, 1964/(a symbol of a book follows with names of Nicaraguan Commission and Miami City Commission on the two open pages of the book) signed
    Description: 
    Bust of Ruben Dario with upturned head. On the bust's plinth is an incised quill. On the front of the base is a round plaque showing the symbol of Nicaragua, above an inscribed rectangular plaque which features a symbol of a book at the bottom.
    Subject: 
    Portrait Male -- Dario, Ruben -- Bust
    Occupation -- Writer -- Poet
    Ethnic -- Nicaraguan
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Florida -- Miami
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Miami, Parks and Recreation, 1390 N.W. 7th Street, Miami, Florida 33125
    Located Biscayne Boulevard between N.E. 1st Street & N.E. 2nd Street, Miami, Florida
    Provenance: 
    Formerly located Bayfront Park, Miami, Florida
    Remarks: 
    Ruben Dario (1867-1916) was a Nicaraguan poet and literary critic. He was a leader in the Modernist movement in Spanish literature. This bust of Dario was presented by the people of Nicaragua. Formerly located in Bayfront Park, the bust was moved to storage in 1985. In 1992 the bust was relocated to Biscayne Boulevard. IAS files contain information and articles related to the relocation of the bust.
    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 66310034
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