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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- San Antonio
     
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    In Recognition of the Hispanic in Texas, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Flores, Jake, sculptor.
    Title: 
    In Recognition of the Hispanic in Texas, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1981. Dedicated May 5, 1981.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: stone.
    Dimensions: 
    Base: approx. H. 12 ft. x W. 4 1/2 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (On front of base, incised letters:) IN RECOGNITION/OF THE/HISPANIC IN TEXAS/WHO THROUGH THEIR PRIDE AND STRUGGLE/HAVE KEPT ALIVE THE HEARTBEAT/OF MEXICO, TEXAS' MOTHERLAND/AND IN SO DOING,/HAVE BECOME AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE CULTURE/AND CHARACTER OF THIS PROUD STATE./CINCO DE MAYO 1981/W.P. Clements Jr. Gov./State of Texas/and the Mexican American Business Professional Association.
    Description: 
    Two eagles with wings spread, perch on a branch facing each other. The eagle on the proper right holds an olive branch in its beak, while the one on the proper left holds a snake. The first eagle probably represents Texas or the United States, while the second represents Mexico.
    Subject: 
    Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
    Animal -- Reptile -- Snake
    Allegory -- Place -- America
    Allegory -- Place -- Mexico
    Object -- Foliage -- Olive Branch
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- San Antonio
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of San Antonio, Parks and Recreation, 950 East Hildebrand, San Antonio, Texas 78212
    Located City Hall, 100 Military Plaza, San Antonio, Texas
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture was donated by W. P. Clements Jr., a former Governor of Texas, and the State of Texas and the Mexican American Business Professional Association. The sculpture was donated on Cinco de Mayo day in 1981, the day Mexico celebrates its independence. According to Mexican legend, following instructions from the gods, the Aztecs settled on a lake island where they found an eagle with a snake. Mexico City stands on that site today.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas, San Antonio survey, 1993.
    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 TX000675
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