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Joe Hernandez, (sculpture). Artist:  Portanova, Joseph, 1909- , sculptor. Title:  Joe Hernandez, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Voice of Santa Anita, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated 1974. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Bust: bronze; Pedestal: concrete. Dimensions:  Bust: approx. 21 x 16 x 12 in.; Pedestal: approx. 39 x 22 x 14 in. Inscription:  (Plaque on front of pedestal, raised lettering:) JOE HERNANDEZ/1909-1972/THE ORIGINAL "VOICE OF SANTA ANITA"/WHO CALLED THE FIRST 15,587/CONSECUTIVE THOROUGHBRED RACES/AT SANTA ANITA, FROM/THE INAGURAL (sic) OPENING DAY, CHRISTMAS, 1934, UNTIL JANUARY 27, 1972 Description:  A bust of race announcer Joe Hernandez, seen from mid-chest. He wears a suit coat, shirt, and tie. The bust has a brownish finish and is mounted upon a rectangular pedestal. Subject:  Portrait male -- Hernandez, Joe -- Bust Occupation -- Communication Arts -- Broadcaster Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Arcadia Sculpture Owner:  Santa Anita Park, 285 West Huntington Drive, P. O. Box 808, Paddock Gardens, near Kingsbury Fountain at main grandstand entrance, Arcadia, California 91066 Remarks:  Joe Hernandez (1909-1972) served as public announcer at Santa Anita Park from its opening in 1934 until 1972, and was known as the "Voice of Santa Anita." The bust was dedicated on opening day of the 1974-1975 Santa Anita Park meeting, as part of a celebration of the park's 40th anniversary season. IAS files contain an excerpt from: Santa Anita Race Track, Arcadia Handicap, no. 34, Mar. 8, 1974, pg. 34. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, California 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 CA001474   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CA001474 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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