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Dr. Jose P. Rizal, (sculpture). Artist:  Ruiz, Carl, sculptor. Title:  Dr. Jose P. Rizal, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Doctor Jose P. Rizal, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Dec. 30, 1983. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: cement, iron, and bronze; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 5 ft. 6 in. x 22 in. x 20 in.; Base: approx. 36 x 36 x 36 in. Inscription:  (Raised letters on base between shoes:) Carl Cruz (Plaque on front of base:) Dr. Jose P. Rizal/Donated by/Filipina Society of Hawaii signed Description:  Life size statue of a man holding the proper right side of his coat partially open with his proper right hand. His proper left hand is bent at the elbow with a long garment draped over it and a closed book clutched against his side with his proper left hand. The man is wearing a coat with wide lapels, buttoned vest, high collared shirt, and laced shoes. Subject:  Portrait male -- Rizal, Jose P. Ethnic -- Filipino Occupation -- Writer -- Poet Occupation -- Other -- Reformer Occupation -- Education -- Historian Occupation -- Science -- Scientist Object -- Written Matter -- Book Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Hawaii -- Honolulu Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City and County of Honolulu, Mayor's Office of Culture and the Arts, 530 South King Street, Room 404, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 Located College Walk Mall, Corner of North Beretania Street and College Walk, Honolulu, Hawaii Remarks:  The sculpture commemorates Dr. Jose P. Rizal, a Filipino writer and poet who was accused of conspiring against Spain during that country's occupation of the Philippines in the late nineteenth century and of fomenting the revolution that started in August 1896. He died at the age of 35 by a Spanish firing squad and is now regarded as the "First Filipino" by many of his countrymen. The Filipino Society of Hawaii, Inc. was responsible for raising the funds to create the sculpture and the Order of the Knights of Rizal held a dedication ceremony for Dr. Rizal on the grounds of the Philippine Consulate on Dec. 30, 1983. IAS files contain related newspaper clippings. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Hawaii 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 HI000003   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture HI000003 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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