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Suenos de Juventud, (sculpture). Artist:  Leyba, Samuel, sculptor. Title:  Suenos de Juventud, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Dreams of Childhood, (sculpture). Dates:  1989. Dedicated Sept. 22, 1989. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Colored ceramic tiles. Dimensions:  Approx. H. 5 ft. x W. 15 ft. Inscription:  LEYBA 89 signed Description:  A thematic multicolored mosaic made of one inch tiles. In the center, a girl wearing a white blouse sits at a table with her proper left hand to her head and her proper right hand in front of her on an open book. Behind her is a multicolored abstracted design. To the left of the girl, a bald eagle looks off to the left side of the mosaic, and to the right of the girl a unicorn looks off to the right side. At the far left of the mosaic, a boy wearing a striped beige shirt holds a telescope with his proper right hand and looks at stars and planets. At the far right of the mosaic, a girl with blond shoulder-length hair wearing a blue blouse, reaches up to catch a butterfly. A snowcapped mountain, a rainbow, and passing clouds are set back in the distance. Subject:  Children Allegory -- Life -- Childhood Allegory -- Other -- Imagination Object -- Written Matter -- Book Recreation -- Leisure -- Reading Animal -- Bird -- Eagle Literature -- Character -- Unicorn Landscape -- Celestial Landscape -- Mountain Landscape -- Phenomenon -- Rainbow Animal -- Insect -- Butterfly Object -- Tool -- Telescope Object Type:  Mosaic Mural Outdoor Sculpture -- New Mexico -- Santa Fe Sculpture Owner:  Monica Roybal Center, 737 Agua Fria Street, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501 Remarks:  Funding provided by the Santa Fe Arts Commission Percent for Art in Public Places Program. The English translation of the title is "Dreams of childhood". Nearby plaque reads: CITY OF SANTA FE/1% FOR ART IN PUBLIC PLACES/"SUENTOS DE JUVENTUD"/BY/SAMUEL LEYBA/DEDICATED TO THE YOUTH OF SANTA FE/SEPTEMBER 22, 1989/CIP.2010. IAS files contain a related newsphoto and caption from The Santa Fean Magazine, (Jan.-Feb. 1990): pg. 44. The photograph and caption show the artist at work creating the mosaic. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Mexico survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. The Santa Fean Magazine (Jan.-Feb. 1990): pg. 44. 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 NM000133   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NM000133 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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