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Basterretxea, Nestor,
Escultura y Fundicion,
Abstract -- Geometric
Figure -- Full length
Occupation -- Farm
Animal -- Sheep
Landscape -- Celestial
Ethnic -- Basque
Outdoor Sculpture -- Nevada -- Reno
Sculpture
The National Monument to the Basque Sheepherder, (sculpture).
Artist:
Basterretxea, Nestor, sculptor.
Escultura y Fundicion, founder.
Title:
The National Monument to the Basque Sheepherder, (sculpture).
Dates:
1989.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: cast bronze; Base: concrete with river rock.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 24 x 8 x 6 ft.; Base: approx. 5 ft. 2 in. x 23 ft. x 25 ft.
Inscription:
Escultura y Fundicion/Maldonado Mexico D.F 89 (Metal plaque on front of base, in English and Basque:) A FIGURE/AS IF SCULPTED BY THE WIND ITSELF/A MAN SOLITARY AND STRONG,/HELD STRAIGHT BY HIS OWN WILL,/PATIENT LABORER/FACING ONTO THE UNCERTAIN HORIZON/OF ADVENTURE/ENDLESS STRETCHES OF THE SILENCES OF MOON/AND STARS,/THROUGH MOUNTAIN TRAILS:/THIS MONUMENT IS/ETERNAL HOMAGE AND MEMORIAL/TO THE BASQUE SHEEPHERDER NESTOR BASTERRETXEA/SCULPTOR/AUGUST-1989 unsigned Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Three vertical slabs with an abstract shepherd projecting from their intersection. The shepherd may hold a lamb and one slab holds aloft a circular moon. All are colored green and are set atop a two-tiered base with an inscribed plaque.
Subject:
Abstract -- Geometric
Figure -- Full length
Occupation -- Farm -- Shepherd
Animal -- Sheep
Landscape -- Celestial -- Moon
Ethnic -- Basque
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture --
Nevada
--
Reno
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by
Washoe
Parks
and
Recreation
, 2601 Plumas Avenue,
Reno
,
Nevada
89502
Located San Rafael County Park, North end,
Reno
,
Nevada
Remarks:
Nearby wall lists the donors, and nearby plaque reads: A Project of the Society of Basque Studies in America. Homage and memorial to the Basque sheepherder. IAS files include diagram of sculpture and its setting.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture,
Nevada
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 NV000196
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
NV000196
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