Nestor Izquierdo Memorial, (sculpture).

Nestor Izquierdo Memorial, (sculpture).

Lopez, Tony, sculptor.

Nestor Izquierdo Memorial, (sculpture).

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Sculpture: bronze; Base: Tile and wood, painted.

Sculpture: approx. 6 x 1 1/2 x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 5 ft. 8 in. x 5 ft. 6 in. x 5 ft. 6 in.

Tony Lopez (On top plaque on front of base:) HONRAR HONRA/ESTA OBRA A LA MEMORIAL DE/NESTOR A. IZQUIERDO/REALIZADA POR ACCION CUBANA/Y AMIGOS DE TONY IZQUIERDO/1984-1991/ESCULTOR TONY LOPEZ (On bottom plaque on front of base:) RENE MARTINEZ DIAZ/MAESTRO DE OBRA signed

A portrait of Nestor "Tony" Izquierdo holding a machine gun with his proper right hand on the trigger and his proper left hand on the barrel. He is dressed in military fatigues, a beret, and combat boots. He carries a canteen on his proper left hip. His facial expression is a near-smile. The sculpture is mounted on a three-tiered base composed of tile with a wood frame. The base is painted a high gloss black. The sculpture is installed in a brick courtyard surrounded by a three-foot-high wrought iron fence and locked gate. There are lamp posts on each side at the front and flag poles on each side at the rear. The American flag is flown from one pole and the Cuban flag is flown from the other pole.

History -- Nicaragua -- Sandinista Revolution

Portrait male -- Izquierdo, Nestor A. -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Ethnic -- Cuban

Outdoor Sculpture -- Florida -- Miami

Administered by City of Miami, Public Works Department, 275 NW 2nd Street, Miami, Florida

Located Cuban Memorial Boulevard, at the intersection SW 8th Street & SW 13th Avenue in Little Havana, Miami, Florida

The sculpture honors Cuban Nestor "Tony" Izquierdo, who served as an advisor to Somoza's National Guard in Nicaragua during the Sandinista Revolution. Izquierdo died fighting the Sandinistas, who eventually overthrew the Somoza regime. The sculpture cost approximately $65,000 and was approved for installation on Cuban Memorial Boulevard in Miami's Little Havana in April of 1986. The group, Accion Cubana, and general secretary Gilberto Casanova, organized the sculpture project and led the fund-raising campaign. Money for the sculpture was contributed by Cuban exile groups and others. IAS files contain an article from the Miami Herald.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Florida, Miami survey, 1994.

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