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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Ferraro, Juan Carlos,     Portrait male -- San Martin, Jose de     Occupation -- Military     Dress -- Uniform     Ethnic -- Argentine     Outdoor Sculpture -- Florida -- Miami     Sculpture

Bust of General Jose de San Martin, (sculpture). Artist:  Ferraro, Juan Carlos, sculptor. Title:  Bust of General Jose de San Martin, (sculpture). Other Titles:  General D. Jose de San Martin, (sculpture). Dates:  1978. Dedicated Dec. 16, 1978. Relocated 1990. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Bust: cast bronze; Base: coral stone. Dimensions:  Bust: approx. 32 x 15 x 12 in.; Base: approx. 64 x 34 x 34 in. Inscription:  J Artemio Juan Cera Perdida (On proper left side of bust, incised:) Juan Carlos/1978 Ferrero (sic) (On plaque on front of base:) G. Jose de San Martin/Alvencedor De los Liberatidor De Chile/La Patria EN CHALARUCO (On plaque on front of base:) General D. Jose De San Martin/25 De Febero 1778 17 De Agosto 1850/La Colonia Argentina a la Ciudad De Miami/en el Ano del dicentenano del nacimiento/Del General D. Jose De San Martin/Miami Le de Diciembre De 1978 signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Bust of Jose de San Martin wearing a decorated military uniform, including a sash. The bust rests on a base that features two plaques. Subject:  Portrait male -- San Martin, Jose de -- Bust Occupation -- Military -- General Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Ethnic -- Argentine 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, parking median between NE 1st Street & NE 2nd Street, Miami, Florida Provenance:  Formerly located Bayfront Park, Miami, Florida until 1990. Remarks:  Argentine General Jose de San Martin (1778-1850) liberated Argentina, Chile, and much of Peru from Spanish colonial rule. The bust was dedicated on the bicentennial of Jose de San Martin's birth, and was presented by the country of Argentina. Bust was formerly located in Bayfront Park but was moved when the park was redeveloped. IAS files contain information related to the original placement and to the relocation of the bust, including a news photo and caption from El Miami Herald, Dec. 7, 1978. 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 66310037   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 66310037 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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